Gerard Tacason

“Eliza answered, “My Lady, that was Sir Roger Mortimer!”
― Michael G. Kramer, Isabella Warrior Queen

“We can never cease to be ourselves.”
― Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

“Technology presumes there’s just one right way to do things and there never is. And when you presume there’s just one right way to do things, of course the instructions begin and end exclusively with the rotisserie. But if you have to choose among an infinite number of ways to put it together then the relation of the machine to you, and the relation of the machine and you to the rest of the world, has to be considered, because the selection from many choices, the art of the work is just as dependent upon your own mind and spirit as it is upon the material of the machine. That’s why you need the peace of mind.”
― Robert M. Pirsig

“the most valuable asset stolen from the Congo was the sovereignty of its people.”
― Tim Butcher, Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country