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There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.

— Graham Greene The Power and the Glory (1940)

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Our worst enemies here are not the ignorant and the simple, however cruel; our worst enemies are the intelligent and corrupt.

The Human Factor (1978)

The world is not black and white. More like black and grey.

Cynicism is cheap—you can buy it at any Monoprix store—it’s built into all poor-quality goods.

The Comedians (1966)

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

The End of the Affair (1951)

People who like quotations love meaningless generalizations.

‎Philip Stratford (1973)

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