Conscientious-objector Quote by Theresa Breslin

“But I respected his instincts as a killer and I liked the honesty of the man. And who was I to judge? I'd F'ed…

— Mark Lawrence

“It was not merely that his brother was dead. His brain, too young to realize the full paradox, wondered with an obscure self- pity…

— Graham Greene

“Thinking a man good, we risk his duplicity. Thinking a man bad, we deny sanctuary.”

— Ray Bradbury

“In fact, I do not believe there is an honest man alive without some pretension,”

— Giacomo Casanova

“Francis Crozier believes in nothing. Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short . It has no plan, no point, no hidden mysteries that…

— Dan Simmons

“But isn't it likely that everyone in this world...has killed someone or other on their way to the top?...All I wanted was a chance…

— Aravind Adiga

“Man was big enough to kill himself, thanks. No gods need apply.”

— Scott Morse

“He was a good con man, but not a great con man. He wasn't ruthless enough. He had all the tricks, all the techniques,…

— Jeffrey Ford

“You love the Pope, don't you, Paddy?" Tom is staring at me. "Why, I do not know," I say, surprised into honesty. "I hardly…

— Jonatha Ceely

“What could you do? Major Major asked himself again. What could you do with a man who looked you squarely in the eye and…

— Joseph Heller

“Its nothing,' said Horace quietly, 'but if you can think of any nicer way of a man killing himself than taking a risk for…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Fransisco, what's the most depraved type of human being? -The man without purpose.”

— Ayn Rand