War is a way of shattering to pieces, or pouring into the stratosphere, or sinking in the depths of the sea, materials which might otherwise be used to make the masses too comfortable, and hence, in the long run, too intelligent., George Orwell, 1984, English essayist, novelist, satirist (1903 1950)
Let him who desires peace prepare for war., Flavius Vegetius Renatus, (~375 AD)
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Far away in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead., Louisa May Alcott, US juvenile novelist (1832 1888)
Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy., Janet Long,
The shifts of Fortune test the reliability of friends., Cicero, De Amicitia, Roman author, orator, politician (106 BC 43 BC)
That is the true season of love, when we believe that we alone can love, that no one could ever have loved so before us, and that no one will love in the same way after us., Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German dramatist, novelist, poet, scientist (1749 1832)
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