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“When statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their country by a short route to chaos.”
― A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
― A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Acts
“You're a good man, sister”
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“three fingers hold the pen, but the whole body works.”
― The Name Of The Rose
― The Name Of The Rose
“Intelligence work has one moral law - it is justified by results.”
― The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
― The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
“Rem tene, verba sequentur: grasp the subject, and the words will follow. This, I believe, is the opposite of what happens with poetry, which is more a case of verba tene, res sequenter: grasp the words, and the subject will follow.”
― Postscript to the Name of the Rose
― Postscript to the Name of the Rose
Ryan’s 2025 Year in Books
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