There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun. – Alison Lurie
War is nothing less than a temporary repeal of the principles of virtue. It is a system out of which almost all the virtues are excluded, and in which nearly all the vices are included. – Robert Hall
There are relapses in the disorders of the soul as well as in those of the body. What we take to be our cure is most often nothing but an intermission or a change of the disorder. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680)
Let your family, staff, and friends know that youre still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position. – Donald Rumsfeld
