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Quotes from The Worm and the Ring — Anthony Burgess

1917–1993 England

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There was a silence. Outside, and most unfortunately, a boy could be heard calling to another boy: ‘Piss off, Cowie.’ Stern looks were fixed on Woolton.

The Worm and the Ring (1960)

Howarth began to see that, however much it was against one’s will and convictions, sides had to be taken, the dreary corrupt world of politics had to be entered by the good and dispassionate, to protect and avenge the weak. But one always entered too late.

The Worm and the Ring (1960)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Anthony Burgess (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.