Devon Smith
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I’ve never been the kind of man who laughs in the face of danger, much preferring to snigger behind its back and make vulgar hand gestures while it isn’t looking.
“there is nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war”
― Utopia: A Revised Translation Backgrounds Criticism
― Utopia: A Revised Translation Backgrounds Criticism
“for what justice is there in this: that a nobleman, a goldsmith, a banker, or any other man, that either does nothing at all, or, at best, is employed in things that are of no use to the public, should live in great luxury and splendour upon what is so ill acquired, and a mean man, a carter, a smith, or a ploughman, that works harder even than the beasts themselves, and is employed in labours so necessary, that no commonwealth could hold out a year without them, can only earn so poor a livelihood and must lead so miserable a life, that the condition of the beasts is much better than theirs? ”
― Utopia
― Utopia
“Sagas wouldn't be interesting if terrible things didn't happen to the people in them.”
― Valiant
― Valiant
“No, do the best you can to make the present production a success - don't spoil the entire play just because you happen to think of another one that you'd enjoy rather more.”
― Utopia
― Utopia
“The fans are on, let's see which way the shit blows.”
― Conquest
― Conquest
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