“Some are born to sweet delight, Some are born to endless night.”
― Endless Night
― Endless Night
“You do not comprehend. It is not the victim who concerns me so much. It is the effect on the character of the slayer."
"What about war?"
"In war you do not exercise the right of private judgement. That is what is so dangerous. Once a man is imbued with the idea that he knows who ought to be allowed to live and who ought not - then he is halfway to becoming the most dangerous killer there is - the arrogant killer who kills not for profit - but for an idea. He has usurped the functions of le bon Dieu.”
― Cards on the Table
"What about war?"
"In war you do not exercise the right of private judgement. That is what is so dangerous. Once a man is imbued with the idea that he knows who ought to be allowed to live and who ought not - then he is halfway to becoming the most dangerous killer there is - the arrogant killer who kills not for profit - but for an idea. He has usurped the functions of le bon Dieu.”
― Cards on the Table
“In the end is my beginning… That’s a quotation I’ve often heard people say.”
― Endless Night
― Endless Night
“Born poor doesn't mean you've got to stay poor. Money's queer. It goes where it's wanted.”
― Endless Night
― Endless Night
“Oh no, I'm not brave. When a thing is certain there's nothing to be brave about. All you can do is to find your consolation.”
― Endless Night
― Endless Night
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