Greatests Quotes

#1. To never have been born would be the greatests boon of all !

Sophocles

#2. Ideally a book would have no order in it, and the reader would have to discover his own.

Raoul Vaneigem

#3. No other discipline has its portals so wide open to the general public as history.

Johan Huizinga

#4. The first comfort women didn't actually come forward until 1992, and since then, the issue has really been kicked up. Japan issued a 1993 acknowledgement on this. It's called the Kono Agreement. But in recent years, South Korea has been wanting an apology to go much further.

Elise Hu

#5. A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.

Jonathan Swift

#6. Another fantasy film rolled suddenly into his head, without his consent:

Philip K. Dick

#7. My daddy taught me to always do the right thing, no matter what the consequences. When I would ask how I was supposed to know what was right, he'd just say, 'You'll know.' He was right, and so is this.

Bruce A. Borders

#8. The 1930s was a funny time. People knew they might not live for another six months, so if they were attracted to one another, there was no time to dawdle.

Alan Furst