That was the tragedy. Not that one man had the courage to be evil. But that millions had not the courage to be good.
John FowlesThe word is the most imprecise of signs. Only a science-obsessed age could fail to comprehend that this is its great virtue, not its defect.
John FowlesMost marriages recognize this paradox: Passion destroys passion; we want what puts an end to wanting what we want.
John FowlesThe more abhorrent a news item the more comforting it was to be the recipient, since the fact that it had happened elsewhere proved that it had not happened here, was not happening here, and would therefore never happen here.
John Fowles