“Why was it, Lloyd wondered, that the people who wanted to destroy everything good about their country were the quickest to wave the national flag?”
― Winter of the World
― Winter of the World
“They wanted to look as if they had the right to close meetings and empty buildings, to burst into homes and offices and arrest people, to drag them to jails and camps and beat them up, interrogate and torture them, as”
― Winter of the World
― Winter of the World
“Why is it that those who want to destroy everything good about their country are the quickest to waive the national flag?”
― Winter of the World
― Winter of the World
“It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result.” —MOHANDAS GANDHI”
― Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change
― Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change
“What is an intention when compared to a plan?” he said, catching Osip by the sleeve. “If the sooner the better, then why not next week?”
― A Gentleman in Moscow
― A Gentleman in Moscow
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