Isn't it true that the fault of birth rests somewhat on the child? I believe it's we who led our parents on to bear us, and it's our unborn children who make our flesh itch.

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This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.

This creed of the desert seemed inexpressible in words, and indeed in thought.

I've been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary, &...

I've been & am absurdly over-estimated. There are no supermen & I'm quite ordinary, &...

All the revision in the world will not save a bad first draft: for the...

All the revision in the world will not save a bad first draft: for the...

It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack,...

It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack,...

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he...

The Beduin could not look for God within him: he was too sure that he...

Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose;...

Men have looked upon the desert as barren land, the free holding of whoever chose;...

There could be no honor in sure success, but much might be wrested from a...

There could be no honor in sure success, but much might be wrested from a...

To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

To me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin.

The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander.

The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander.

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...

All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses...

The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it...

The people of England have been led in Mesopotamia into a trap from which it...

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like...

Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like...

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.

To have news value is to have a tin can tied to one's tail.

Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For...

Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For...