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“We’re not here to argue with you about the wisdom of our alliance that has kept the Persians at bay for forty years. An argument requires a measure of equality between those in the dispute and Samos is not the equal of Athens.”
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
― Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece
“Ty naše schůze! A jak si na ně potrpíme! Každý den máme nějakou. Někdy i dvě. Všechno projednáme." ... "Vsadím se, že kdybych teď zatroubil na lasturu, byli by tu všichni jako na koni. Pak bychom náramně slavnostně porozprávěli a někdo by třeba navrhul, že si musíme postavit tryskáč nebo ponorku nebo televizi. A po schůzi by pět minut makali a pak by se rozutekli nebo by šli na hon.”
― Lord of the Flies
― Lord of the Flies
“Suppose we received from another planet a message made up of pure facts, facts of such clarity as to be merely obvious: we wouldn't pay attention, we would hardly even notice; only a message containing something unexpressed, something doubtful and partially indecipherable, would break through the threshold of our consciousness and demand to be received and interpreted.”
― Cosmicomics
― Cosmicomics
“But I'm willing to take a chance on believing there has to be a way. All I need is someone to believe with me.”
― Battle Royale, Vol. 01
― Battle Royale, Vol. 01
“To catch a wild animal, you have to use the right bait.
What happens to the bait? I haven't decided yet.”
― The Last Sunset
What happens to the bait? I haven't decided yet.”
― The Last Sunset
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