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

“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

“Starship command is like comedy, Number One. Timing is everything.”
― David Mack, Destiny: The Complete Saga

“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