I thought I would find out if his apathy were real or only assumed, and tried to lead him to talk of his pets, a theme which had never failed to excite his attention.
Books that have become classics - books that have had their day and now get more praise than perusal - always remind me of retired colonels and majors and captains who, having reached the age limit, find themselves retired on half pay.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch. Thor Heyerdahl
I do not find my name remotely funny, and people who do, end up dead I challenge you to a duel tonight at eighteen hundred hours in which you will die.
Ben adımı o kadar komik bulmuyorum, bulanlar ise ölürler. Senin öleceğin saat olan akşam altıda seni düelloya çağırıyorum.
