It’s the end of the world every day, for someone.
—Margaret Atwood, 2000
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The subconscious is ceaselessly murmuring, and it is by listening to these murmurs that one hears the truth.
—Gaston Bachelard, 1960Iron may break gold, but water remains whole.
—Ge Hong, c. 300An ugly sight, a man who’s afraid.
—Jean Anouilh, 1944I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
—Thomas Jefferson, 1816It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father.
—Jean de La Fontaine, 1668One of the things men should most strive to do is win a good reputation and see that no one questions it.
—Juan Manuel, 1335There is a demon who puts wings on certain tales and launches them like eagles out into space.
—Alexandre Dumas, 1846God seems to have left the receiver off the hook, and time is running out.
—Arthur Koestler, 1967The U.S. presidency is a Tudor monarchy plus telephones.
—Anthony Burgess, 1972Nobody, sir, dies willingly.
—Antiphanes, c. 370 BCEven though counting heads is not an ideal way to govern, at least it is better than breaking them.
—Learned Hand, 1932Democracy produces both heroes and villains, but it differs from a fascist state in that it does not produce a hero who is a villain.
—Margaret Halsey, 1946