Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe it's we who led our parents on to bear us, and it's our unborn children who make our flesh itch.

Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe it's we who led our parents on to bear us, and it's our unborn children who make our flesh itch.

We lived always in the stretch or sag of nerves, either on the crest or in the trough of waves of feeling.

This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.

Cling tight to your sense of humour. You will need it every day.

Mankind has had ten-thousand years of experience at fighting and if we must fight, we have no excuse for not fighting well.

Dream your dreams with open eyes and make them come true.