had stopped being a child, and if I had been a normal young woman, I would have felt perfectly happy.
“Honour, eh? What the hell is that anyway? Every man thinks it's something different. You can't drink it. You can't fuck it. The more of it you have the less good it does you, and if you've got none at all you don't miss it.”
― Before They Are Hanged
― Before They Are Hanged
“People love to see death. It reminds them that however mean, however low, however horrible their lives become… at least they have one.”
― Before They Are Hanged
― Before They Are Hanged
“Proof is boring. Proof is tiresome. Proof is an irrelevance. People would far rather be handed an easy lie than search for a difficult truth, especially if it suits their own purposes.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
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