King Rat Quotes

“And Adam ruled, for he was the King. Until the day his will to be King deserted him. Then he died, food for a stronger. And the strongest was always the King, not by strength alone, but King by cunning and luck and strength together. Among the rats.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“Guard yourself and your conscience no one else will and know that a bad decision at the right time can destroy you far more surely than any bullet!”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“There are no buts, my son. True there are degrees of honor — but one man can have only one code. Do what you like. It's your choice. Some things a man must decide for himself. Sometimes you have to adapt to circumstances. But for the love of God guard yourself and your conscience — no one else will — and know that a bad decision at the right time can destroy you far more surely than any bullet!”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“Очите им се срещнаха и едно обещание бе дадено, прието и върнато.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“...щом се доверяваш на някого и го наемаш заради ума му, дай му възможност да действа. Иначе защо са ти хора, дето само изпълняват заповеди и си налягат парцалите.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“Kill, torture, burn! Just so long as it’s in the name of God, you’re all right. What a lot of hypocrisy! Don’t give me faith! It’s nothing!”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“...докато накрая и те започваха да се заричат: "От утре тръгвам редовно. От утре започвам да се подготвям за онова, което искам да бъда след войната. Няма време за губене. От утре вече тръгвам". Но в Чанги, както навсякъде, съществуваше само днес.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“And yet you have faith in the King,” Father Donovan said quietly.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“Без жената мъжът е просто една нелепа шега.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“It’s amputate or die. Simple. And when it comes down to it, you can’t die. Not yet. Once you’re born, you are obligated to survive. At all costs.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“those who are young will take risks which even the devil would pass by.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“Ако си лишен от опита на годините, това не означава, че си лишен от разум.”
― Джеймс Клавел, King Rat

“Ce minunat, ce minunat de simplu e să poți spune că dragostea te aduce aproape de Dumnezeu.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“Жената е създадена да изкушава. Тя живее с насладата да бъде желана.”
― Джеймс Клавел, King Rat

“Without women, Peter Marlowe thought helplessly, men are only a cruel joke.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“A man’s life is always at a crossroads. And not his life alone, not if he’s a man. Always others in the balance.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“But she wasn’t a virgin and that hurt Grey, for she had implied it many times. But he pretended that he didn’t know she had cheated him.”
― James Clavell, King Rat

“He sat down and took out his box and papers. This month he had been extravagant. He had bought a whole page of Bible paper, which made the best cigarettes. Though he was not a religious man, it still seemed a little blasphemous to smoke the Bible.”
― James Clavell, King Rat