John Christopher

“If one is seeking reasons for disloyalty, it is useful to find something one can resent.”

— John Christopher

“He was sometimes stern but more often kindly---just according to his lights, but he saw the world in simple shades of black…

— John Christopher

“Having achieved what I thought was an ultimate ambition, I found, as I think is often the case, that there remained something…

— John Christopher

“...nothing was of value, without a mind that challenged and inquired.”

— John Christopher

“What I was suddenly aware of was the importance of their being whatever each of them was--cocky and contemptuous, or bothered and…

— John Christopher

“In the realm of dream and imagination all men are equal.”

— John Christopher

As Pa said, censorship encouraged people to believe nonsense.

— John Christopher

There is always something to lose. But maybe more to gain.

— John Christopher

“People may be persuaded that the machine is doing good. In fact, good is only capable of being done on a small…

— John Christopher

“A general does not use the same troops over and over again.”

— John Christopher

“It is hard to be defensive toward a danger which you have never imagined existed.”

— John Christopher

You would always beat me; not so much because you are a better fighter as because you will not accept defeat.

— John Christopher

“A man faced death, but when death drew back forgot it until the next time.”

— John Christopher

We all have to learn to live with our losses, and to use our regrets to spur us on in the future.

— John Christopher

What tricks the mind is what the mind is glad to be tricked by.

— John Christopher

“A long time ago. I came to the understanding that all men are friends by convenience and enemies by choice.”

— John Christopher

We had been friends. We could not become strangers. It left only one thing: we must be enemies.

— John Christopher

“The order should not have been given,' she said. 'It was not done for the city but for your private ends.' I…

— John Christopher

And though I remember her name I cannot recall her face. All things pass.

— John Christopher

It is because they are so strong that she hides her feelings.

— John Christopher

“And a leader has to command confidence, and consent.”

— John Christopher

“Fritz was melancholic by nature, and could tolerate his own gloom. I do not think this is so with you, who are…

— John Christopher

Some people are oil and water.

— John Christopher

“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

“Have a drink, and try to relax. All right, have another drink. There are times when getting drunk's not a bad idea.”

— John Christopher