“The argument of danger only applies to those who live in relative safety. (The Power and the Glory)”

“Hatred is a failure of imagination.' Graham Greene, 'The Power and the Glory'.”

“What they had both thought was safety proved to have been the camouflage of an enemy who works in terms of friendship, trust and pity.”

“She was proud of her power of prophecy, though she had not yet lived to see any of her prophecies fulfilled.”

“The Minister had a great respect for Pyle - Pyle had taken a good degree in - well, one of those subjects Americans can take degrees in: perhaps public relations or theatrecraft, perhaps even Far Eastern studies (he had read a lot of books).”

“It is the storyteller's task to elicit sympathy and a measure of understanding for those who lie outside the boundaries of State approval.”

“It is a great danger for everyone when what is shocking changes.”