“Curiosity is a terrible thing, he was thinking. How is it possible to stop oneself from needing to know?”

“I am your friend, Gous said. I drank with you, didnt I?Kline tried to nod but nothing happened. He could see the wrappings around Gous hand staining with blood.Besides, said Gous, friendship is one...”

“Of course there’s another choice, he thought. There is always another choice. I’m just not going to take it.”

“I am your friend,” Gous said. “I drank with you, didn’t I?”Kline tried to nod but nothing happened. He could see the wrappings around Gous’ hand staining with blood.“Besides,” said Gous, “friendshi...”

“He loved her, of course, but better than that, he chose her, day after day. Choice: that was the thing.”

“Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.”

“But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin.''In fact,' said Mustapha Mond, 'you're claiming the right to be unhappy.' 'All ...”