“It’s hard to be so good at something nobody wants anymore.”
― The Complete Collection
― The Complete Collection
“Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.”
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“Kaiser). “He is a thorough Englishman and hates all foreigners but I do not mind that as long as he does not hate Germans more than other foreigners.”
― The Guns of August
― The Guns of August
“There was usually more to an affair like this than just being fired from one’s job. First you’re taught a lesson, then you’re fired – and then you’re arrested.”
― Life and Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series): As heard on BBC Radio 4
― Life and Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series): As heard on BBC Radio 4
“Architects are a screwball bunch, half artists, half craftsmen, caught between the imaginary and the real.”
― The Complete Collection
― The Complete Collection
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