Fame and power are the objects of all men. Even their partial fruition is gained by very few and that, too, at the expense of social pleasure, health, conscience, life. – Benjamin Disraeli
The relationship between reader and characters is very difficult. It is even more peculiar than the relationship between the writer and his characters. – Guillermo Cabrera Infante
A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends. – Henry A. Wallace