7 quotes
Wondering why one's friends chose to marry the people they did is unprofitable, but recurrent.
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)
'Somehow running away seldom seems to work out well unless you have a pretty good idea what you're running to."
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)
"Why was I condemned to live in a democracy where every fool's vote is equal to a sensible man's?"
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)
"We ourselves have a tradition of taking beatings, and then winning wars," said Bocker.
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)
But we had learnt, as had many before us, about the bread-alone factor, one needed more than adequate food.
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)
"Life in all its forms is strife; the better matched the opponents, the harder the struggle. The most powerful of all weapons is intelligence; any intelligent form dominates by, and therefore survives by, its intelligence."
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)
"In the country you can at least grow things. You do have a chance. But a city is a sort of desert of bricks and stones. Once you've used up what is there, you're done for."
The Kraken Wakes (aka 'Out of the Deeps') (1953)