Levi DeYounge’s Reviews > That Hideous Strength > Status Update

“…If you hear anyone backbiting the NICE police, tell him where he gets off. If you hear anyone comparing them to the Gestapo or the Ogpu, tell him you’ve heard that one before. If you hear anyone talking about the liberties of England…watch that man. He’s the enemy. Tell him from me that NICE is the boxing glove on the democracy’s fist, and if he doesn’t like it, he’d best get out of the way.”

“She was at least very vividly aware how much a woman gives up in getting married. Mark seemed to her insufficiently aware of this… this fear of being invaded and entangled was the deepest ground of her determination not to have a child—or not for a long time yet. One had one’s own life to live.”