“I wanted to ask which war---the Boer or the Crimean? It was amazing how old people could talk about The War, as… — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“If one is seeking reasons for disloyalty, it is useful to find something one can resent.” — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“He was sometimes stern but more often kindly---just according to his lights, but he saw the world in simple shades of black and white,… — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“Having achieved what I thought was an ultimate ambition, I found, as I think is often the case, that there remained something more.” — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“...nothing was of value, without a mind that challenged and inquired.” — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“What I was suddenly aware of was the importance of their being whatever each of them was--cocky and contemptuous, or bothered and beaten--as long… — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“People may be persuaded that the machine is doing good. In fact, good is only capable of being done on a small scale. Evil… — John Christopher Copy Share Image
“It is hard to be defensive toward a danger which you have never imagined existed.” — John Christopher Copy Share Image
You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat. — John Christopher Copy Share Image
