“I’m just an apprentice, stuck between these borrowed first and last breaths that I was given, drinking water of life, and chasing the fire of knowledge, and waiting to mingle with my eternal and faithful love, earth.”

“In post-modern finance, everybody took a risk when lending or borrowing.”

“In the world union, prosperity is a science, self-interest a new religion, peace is at hand and the future has never looked brighter.”

“I’d likte to welcome you to the land of free, where healthy, wealthy, happy people contribute to the civilization under the protection of the rules of capitalism, laws of science and rights of universal suffrage.”

“You can only rise so far by climbing on others’ shoulders, you know.”

“Now, this was a combination that she wouldn’t dare to dream of, even in her worst nightmare.”

“This director could say many things about duty, and self-respect, and dignity, but she knew none of these meant much in the post-modern world.”