Nothing Creates Such Untruth In You As

When You Realize Someone Is Trying To Hurt You, It Hurts Less." "unless You Love Them.

That Was The Trouble With Experience; It Taught You That Most People Were Capable Of Anything, So That Loyalty Was Never Quite On Firm Ground -- Or, Rather, Became A Matter Of Pardoning Offenses Instead Of Denying Their Existence.

I Never Had, Or Wished For, Power Over You. That Isn't True, Of Course. I Wanted The Greatest Power Of All. But Not Advantage, Or Authority.

Since The Moment Of The United Nations' Inception, Untold Energies Have Been Expended By Governments Not Only Toward The Exclusion Of Persons Of Principle And Distinction From The Organization's Leading Positions, But Toward The Installation Of Men Whose Character And Affiliations Would As Far As Possible Preclude Any Serious Challenge To Governmental Sovereignty.

Did You Ever Notice How Easy It Is To Forgive A Person Any Number Of Faults For One Endearing Characteristic, For A Certain Style, Or Some Commitment To Life - While Someone With Many Good Qualities Is Insupportable For A Single Defect If It Happens To Be A Boring One?