Clear and Present Dangers……Bruce Coville

“Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship.”

~Bruce Coville

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Charles Simic

“He who cannot howl will not find his pack.”

~Charles Simic

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Jerome K. Jerome

“It is so pleasant to come across people more stupid than ourselves. We love them at once for being so.”

~Jerome K. Jerome

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Dinesh D’Souza

“A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.”

~Dinesh D’Souza

 

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Nigel Kneale

“All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you’re just playing about.”~

~Nigel Kneale

 

 

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Leo Rosten

“Where was it ever promised us that life on this earth can ever be easy, free from conflict and uncertainty, devoid of anguish and wonder and pain? … The purpose of life is to matter, to be productive, to have it make some difference that you lived at all.”

~Leo Rosten

 

 

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Dan Simmons

“Context is to data what water is to a dolphin”

~Dan Simmons

 

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Nelson Algren

“Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called Mom’s. Never sleep with a woman whose troubles are worse than your own.”

― Nelson Algren

 

 

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Margaret Mahy

“Reading is very creative – it’s not just a passive thing. I write a story; it goes out into the world; somebody reads it and, by reading it, completes it.”

~Margaret Mahy

 

 

Clear and Present Dangers……Kevin D. Williamson

“Outrage is intoxicating, and like other intoxicants, it makes people stupid.”

― Kevin D. Williamson