.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction.
James ClavellAnger is one of the most intimate of emotions and to expose it to strangers is one of the most stupid and sickening things to do. Never get angry with strangers because they are strangers.
James ClavellWars are fought by teenagers, you realize that. They really ought to be fought by the politicians and old people who start these wars.
James ClavellIt's a saying they have, that a man has a false heart in his mouth for the world to see, another in his breast to show to his special friends and his family, and the real one, the true one, the secret one, which is never known to anyone except to himself alone, hidden only God knows where.
James Clavell