We've had enough." He took back the report and jammed it under his arm. "We've had a bellyful, in fact." "And like everyone who's had enough," said Control as Alleline noisily left the room, "he wants more.

Everyone who is not happy must be shot.

When a problem threatens to engulf you, there's nothing like irrelevant detail to keep your head above water.

If you see the world as gloomily as I see it, the only thing to do is laugh or shoot yourself.

A dead man is the worst enemy alive, I thought. You can't alter his power over you. You can't alter what you love or owe. And it's too late to ask him for his absolution. He has beaten you all ways.

I happen to write by hand. I don't even type.

All men are born free: just not for long.