“When a man does wrong, he should do all the wrong he can; it is madness to stop half-way in crime!”
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
“...and he generally succeeded so well that he had reached the point of deluding himself, which is, by the way, easier than is supposed.”
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
― The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
“We, the public, are easily, lethally offended. We have come to think of taking offence as a fundamental right. We value very little more highly than our rage, which gives us, in our opinion, the moral high ground. From this high ground we can shoot down at our enemies and inflict heavy fatalities. We take pride in our short fuses. Our anger elevates, transcends.”
― East, West
― East, West
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!”
― Lord of the Flies
― Lord of the Flies
“War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfortunate”
― Thus Spake Zarathustra
― Thus Spake Zarathustra
Roy’s 2025 Year in Books
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