An Enemy in the Village Quotes

“Words had many meanings, he had learned, and whatever might be wholly true today might evolve to allow for different circumstances tomorrow. There was no falsehood in this, and no deliberate malice. It was an essential ability of humans to adapt to different circumstances, so characteristic of the species that it was probably ingrained in the DNA.”
― Martin Walker, An Enemy in the Village

“Il Est Né le Divin Enfant,”
― Martin Walker, An Enemy in the Village

“I’d like to bring back national service. It need not be in the military, but in hospitals, schools, public service. I think it’s good for our young people of every social class and ethnic group to learn to mix and train together,”
― Martin Walker, An Enemy in the Village

“They made a very good sauce rouilleuse there, he recalled, using the flesh of a peeled and roasted red bell pepper, egg yolk, crushed garlic, olive oil, lemon juice and some strands of saffron. It went wonderfully with fish,”
― Martin Walker, An Enemy in the Village

“he wondered why it was called news when it was all depressingly familiar.”
― Martin Walker, An Enemy in the Village