«I am tired,» he said. «I did a lot today. That is, I did something. The only thing I have ever done. I pressed a button. It took the entire will power, the accumulated strength of my entire existence, to press one damned OFF button.»«You have lived well,» the Alien said.
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Zum Autor"What is love of one's country; is it hate of one's uncountry? Then it's not a good thing. Is it simply self-love? That's a good thing, but one musn't make a virtue of it, or a profession...Insofar as I love life, I love [my country], but that sort of love does not have a boundary-line of hate. And beyond that, I am ignorant, I hope."
"It's a queer business, making oneself blind."
"The power of the harasser, the abuser, the rapist depends above all on the silence of women."
"What is an anarchist? One who, choosing, accepts the responsibility of choice."
"Age and illness made one a dualist."
"Oh, never and forever aren't for mortals, love. But we won't be parted till I know it's right that we part."