Once victim, always victim — thats the law! – Thomas Hardy
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. – Thomas Hardy

Once victim, always victim — thats the law! – Thomas Hardy
Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity. – Thomas Hardy
I was court-martial in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. – Thomas Hardy
When a mans life is destroyed or damaged by some wound or privation of soul or body, which is due to other mens actions or negligence, it is not only his sensibility that suffers but also his aspiration toward the good. Therefore there has been sacrilege towards that which is sacred in him. – Simone Weil