

“You say, I am not free. But I have lifted my head and let it fall." It was as if, in choosing that passage, he were transmitting a signal of defiance to both the services. The last word of the message, when it was decoded by Boris or another, would read "goodbye".”
― The Human Factor
― The Human Factor

“Perhaps because I'm feeling happier. Don't ask me why, Sarah. Happiness goes when you speak of it. (164)”
― The Human Factor
― The Human Factor

“She put her hand in his: it was an act more intimate than a kiss -- one can kiss a stranger.”
― The Human Factor
― The Human Factor

“You'd do much better to employ a man who doesn't hate, Boris. Hate's liable to make mistakes. It is as dangerous as love. I'm doubly dangerous, Boris, because I love too. Love's a fault in both our services.”
― The Human Factor
― The Human Factor
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