Stale is stale and borrowed is borrowed, no matter how original your models may have been.

I hate no one, sir. It seems a waste of emotional energy.

One defining symptom of decadence is a fondness for vast and nonsensical extravagance.

My temperament is not inclined toward more self-promotion than is absolutely necessary for my professional well-being.

The denizens of Citizens Service Houses are not, as a rule, gifted with a lot of common sense, but they often make up for that by being extremely argumentative and vindictive.

Men of great spirit are at high risk at a time when small souls rule the world.

Ignorance can't be pardoned. Only cured.