Quote by Piers Anthony Download Open image ““Decent folk had to let indecent folk do their thing; that was the paradox of decency.”” — Piers Anthony ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“From all this we may learn that there are two races of men in this world, but only these two—the “race” of the decent… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“And then there's another snag you keep coming across: such decent and sensible people keep appearing in life, such wise men, and such lovers… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“We delude ourselves if we think that decency is not rewarded in other people simply because we refuse to practice it ourselves.” — Sarah Scheele Copy Share Image
“To say the Truth, I have often concluded, that the honest Part of Mankind would be much too hard for the knavish, if they… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
“that to judge others was to willfully do them harm. Respecting differences, she gathered, went beyond simply making allowances; it meant giving up your… — A.S.A. Harrison Copy Share Image
“At that time, they were teaching that there was absolutely no difference between anybody ... nobody was ridiculous or bad or disgusting.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Surely I am in many things different from many mortals, for in my judgment, whatever man being unjust, is deeply skilled in argument, merits… — Euripides Copy Share Image
“He asked himself whether human society could have the right to force its members to suffer equally in one case for its own unreasonable lack of foresight, and in the other case for its pitiless foresight; and to seize a poor man forever between a defect and an excess, a default of work and an excess of punishment. Whether it… — Victor Hugo Copy Share
“It is only as they are free, educated, enlightened, that they become a nuisance,” — Ibram X. Kendi Copy Share Image
“What again could this astonishing thing be like which people were so anxious to contradict, that in doing so they did not mind contradicting… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“Your own brain ought to have the decency to be on your side! Just,” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“At first I was exhilarated by my freedom from the responsibility of the kingship. This lasted about seven minutes. I was also depressed by… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I did not know at first that it would be a series; I discovered after the first novel that I had more to say… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
“I have, as may be apparent, not much respect for editors as a class.” — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Princess Rose should indeed be a TV movie, assuming something doesn't go wrong. I don't know how good a movie it will be, because… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Have a working spouse, because you won't earn a living from writing - not at first, if ever. My wife worked for years to… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
Being terrified but going ahead and doing what must be done—that's courage. The one who feels no fear is a fool, and the one… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to… — Piers Anthony Copy Share Image
One thing you who had secure or happy childhoods should understand about those of us who did not. We who control our feelings, who avoid conflicts at all costs, or seem to seek them. Who are hypersensitive, self-critical, compulsive, workaholic, and above all survivors. We are not that way from perversity, and we cannot just relax and let it go.… — Piers Anthony Copy Share
