It will come with a rush and a roar and a shudder. It will come howling and laughing and shrieking and moaning. It will come so fast you canโt help yourself you will stretch out your arms to embrace it. You will feel it before it comes and you will tense yourself for acceptance and the earth which is your eternal bed will tremble at the moment of your union.
Dalton TrumboDishonesty in government is the business of every citizen. It is not enough to do your own job. There's no particular gift in that. Democracy isn't a gift. It's a responsibility.
Dalton TrumboThe only kind of love worth having is the kind that goes on living and laughing and fighting and loving.
Dalton TrumboEverybody now seems to be talking about democracy. I don't understand this. As I think of it, democracy isn't like a Sunday suit to be brought out and worn only for parades. It's the kind of a life a decent man leads, it's something to live for and to die for.
Dalton TrumboThe chief internal enemies of any state are not spies nor saboteurs nor the paid agents of foreign governments. They are, on the contrary, those myriads of public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
Dalton TrumboHickory dickory dock my daddyโs nuts from shell shock. Humpty dumpty thought he was wise till gas came along and burned out his eyes. A dillar a dollar a ten o clock scholar blow off his legs and then watch him holler. Rockaby baby in the tree top donโt stop a bomb or youโll probably flop. Now I lay me down to sleep my bombproof cellars good and deep but if Iโm killed before I wake remember god its for your sake amen.
Dalton Trumbo