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“The death of some men is useful to other men,” Jonathan said. “C. S. Lewis. The Abolition of Man.
‘Kill one man, and you are a murderer. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill them all…’ ”
‘… and you are a god,’ ”
“The sequence goes giga, tera, peta, exa, zetta, and yotta,” Danreb explained.
“A man should look as though he has chosen his clothes with intelligence, put them on with care, and then forgotten all about them.” The source: Sir Hardy Amies, dressmaker for Queen Elizabeth II.
To the living, one owes consideration; to the dead, only the truth. —VOLTAIRE, LETTRES SUR OEDIPE