The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk Quotes

“It’s true that what can be done will be done. It’s inevitable, a law of nature, and neither right nor wrong has much to do with it. The moral argument in the end is just a commentary. It doesn’t control the process, or even influence it much.”
― David Ambrose, The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk

“When those responsible for its security decide that something needs to be done, they’re going to do it—without any discussion and in spite of any moral opposition.”
― David Ambrose, The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk

“All science is a two-edged sword. It is pure only in the mind, at conception, as an idea, an equation, or just some new way of looking at things. But once it’s out there in the world, it becomes whatever the world wants it to be. Germ warfare, nuclear holocaust, or a cure for cancer.”
― David Ambrose, The Discrete Charm of Charlie Monk