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the novel shows us what tyranny and fleetingly captured moments of freedom breed, for better and for worse: stoicism, resilience, pride, and a toughness that should no longer be required.
There are two ends to a stick, and there’s more than one way of working. If it’s for human beings—make sure and do it properly. If it’s for the big man—just make it look good.
Can a man who’s warm understand one who’s freezing?
Sign for one head too many and your own would make up the number.
A convict’s thoughts are no freer than he is: they come back to the same place, worry over the same thing continually.
If you’re warm yourself, you don’t know what it’s like freezing.
The belly is an ungrateful wretch, it never remembers past favors, it always wants more tomorrow.
No zek ever lays eyes on a clock or watch. What good would it do him, anyway?
