Lord, you have cursed Cain and Cain’s children: thy will be done. You have allowed men’s hearts to be corrupted, that their intentions be rotten, that their actions putrefy and stink: thy will be done.

All I can do is make the best of what I am, become accustomed to it, evaluate the possibilities, and take advantage of them the best I can.

That God does not exist, I cannot deny, That my whole being cries out for God I cannot forget.

The lad who dreams of being a boxing champion or an admiral chooses reality. If the writer chooses the imaginary, he confuses the two.

the worst part about being lied to is knowing you werent worth the truth

Total war is no longer war waged by all members of one national community against all those of another. It is total... because it may well involve the whole world.

A kiss without a moustache, they said then, is like an egg without salt; I will add to it: and it is like Good without Evil.