Quotes by Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things

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Full many a flower is born to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air. — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
It is not against reason, said the Englishman, to prefer the destruction of the world to a scratch on your finger – how — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul. — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
Do you have any idea how mad you sound?’‘Indeed I do. I have in moments of doubt considered the question of my sanity.’ — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
The heart of a man is a small thing but it desires great matters. It is not big enough for a dog’s dinner but the whole — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
We are all cynics now, I suppose, and even a mewling infant knows that to save a life is to make an eternal enemy. — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
Feeling sorry for yourself is a universal solvent of salvation. — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
Hypocrites,’ replied Cale, ‘I’ve come across a lot of them recently. I mean by that I understand now how many of them th — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
In such a beast as this..." (he means the army)"...it was the collective power that went, collapsing like a long-exhaust — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
...the heart of a child can take forty-nine blows before it’s damaged for ever and what’s done can never be undone. — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
Many are called, few are chosen. — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things
The battle had been as hideous as you might expect between one side who were simply not afraid to die and another who re — Paul Hoffman, The Last Four Things