“They suffered from the terrible delusion that something could be done. They seemed prepared to make the world the way they wanted it or die in the attempt, and the trouble with dying in the attempt was that you died in the attempt.”

“He moved in a way that suggested he was attempting the world speed record for the nonchalant walk.”

“...it is well known that a vital ingredient of success is not knowing that what you're attempting can't be done.”

“There have been better attempts at marching, and they have been made by penguins.”

“Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your own home.”

“Being a buisance is not something you should die of.”

“It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country," he read. "This means that both you and he have exactly the same aim in mind.”