"That Hideous Strength" Quotes
A young couple becomes embroiled in a battle between good and evil as they uncover a sinister plot at a research institute.
science fiction | 534 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
The condition of being rebuffed or ignored by a woman is, no doubt, one of the most intolerable that a man can suffer, but it is also one of the most instructive.
A man who has been brought up to think of the future, and to expect great things, and has then had these things frustrated, is left with that in him which nothing satisfies.
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.
The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.
A pleasure is full grown only when it is remembered.
There is nothing progressive about being pigheaded and refusing to admit a mistake.
The only way to defend this house is to attack.
What you cannot do is to carry the universe on your shoulders.
If one could run without getting tired I don't think one would often want to do anything else.
The future of a man is the woman, and the future of a woman is the man.
