“he habitually hunched his shoulders in a vain attempt to brace himself against whatever blow was coming from the heavens, and which would logically hit the tall people first.”
― The Magicians
― The Magicians
“The Earth is just too small and fragile a basket for the human race to keep all its eggs in. - Robert A. Heinlein”
― Lucifer's Hammer
― Lucifer's Hammer
“One thing we’ve noticed is these days people see all kinds of things they don’t want to see, so they go blind.”
“Selectively blind.”
― Ashley Bell
“Selectively blind.”
― Ashley Bell
“The prime minister had abused his position as minister in charge of the SIS to embarrass another politician only months before an election.”
― Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand's political environment
― Dirty Politics: How attack politics is poisoning New Zealand's political environment
“Stories had a way of doing that, in Grillo’s experience. It was his belief that nothing, but nothing, could stay secret, however powerful the forces with interests vested in silence. Conspirators might conspire and thugs attempt to gag but the truth, or an approximation of same, would show itself sooner or later, very often in the unlikeliest form. It was seldom hard facts that revealed the life behind the life. It was rumour, graffiti, strip cartoons and love songs.”
― The Great And Secret Show
― The Great And Secret Show
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