Terence

“When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’

’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’

’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.”
― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass

“Every murderer is probably somebody’s old friend,” observed Poirot philosophically. “You cannot mix up sentiment and reason.”
― Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair At Styles

“Winter was traditionally a quiet time for armies, summer being the accepted and most civilized season to recommence killing the enemy.”
― Alexander Rose, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring

“Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions. Your actions become your habits. Your habits become your values. Your values become your destiny. —Mahatma Gandhi”
― Kirsten Beyer, Children of the Storm