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In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.
The Heart of the Matter · 1948
I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused.
The Quiet American · 1955
Light Shining out of Darkness · 1779
But war's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.
The Winter Morning Walk · 1785
There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.
The Power and the Glory · 1940
He felt the loyalty we all feel to unhappiness—the sense that that is where we really belong.
The Heart of the Matter · 1948