“Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith d...” — Whittaker Chambers Quote

“Human societies, like human beings, live by faith and die when faith dies.”

“At issue was the question whether this man's faith could prevail against a man whose equal faith it was that this society is sick beyond saving, and that mercy itself pleads for its swift extinction and replacement by another.”

“Crime, violence, infamy are not tragedy. Tragedy occurs when a human soul awakes and seeks, in suffering and pain, to free itself from crime, violence, infamy, even at the cost of life. The struggle is the tragedy - not defeat or death. That is why the spectacle of tragedy has always filled men, not with despair, but with a sense of hope and exaltation.”

“I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have met many human beings who talked like asses.”

“As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.”

“I'm definitely interested in exploring human contradictions. Contradictions are what make us human - it's what defines us as human beings. Contradictions are what make characters interesting, and I've been lucky to be presented with characters who have a lot of contradictions.”