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Red pill or blue pill? If only it were that simple. You've been watching the wrong movies.

H.M. Forester

Stichwörter: reality

Now, sorcery rules the world. Of course, most don't call it sorcery; indeed, many would be horrified by such a notion. Instead, they use words like ideology, politics, defence, security, patriotism, commerce, industry, marketing, consumerism and belief. But where there is power-seeking, especially power over others or for oneself, though also over oneself, and be it wittingly or unwittingly conjured up, make no mistake: there is sorcery afoot. It just comes in different shades and colours, that's all.

H.M. Forester

Stichwörter: power consumerism sorcery

A motto of many politicians, public servants and money bags: Ask not 'What can I do for you?' but 'What can I do you for?

H.M. Forester

Stichwörter: selfishness greed public-service

Of course the reason that the Authorities have banned the stuff is not so much the detrimental effect on one's health, however genuine that might be, but rather that those who regularly partake in the illicit herb tend to lose all interest in playing the game by other people's rules. And that is in direct contravention of the Commandments, the first of which is: Thou shalt play the Game by the rules; the second being: Thou shalt not drop out of the Game.

H.M. Forester

Maybe like the never-ending stories within stories of the One Thousand and One Nights, life is dream within dream all the way through?

H.M. Forester

Stichwörter: stories dreams

An angry man will find himself in an angry world, and a swindler will find himself in a world of thieves whom he dare not trust. Like attracts and mirrors like.

H.M. Forester

Stichwörter: attraction

There is no such thing as 'just one last cigarette' – except the last cigarette that you've already had.

H.M. Forester

Stichwörter: addiction smoking