“ You cannot argue stupidity, you just have to accept it patiently as one of those things. ”
It was a gambler's action, but his whole life had probably been made up of gambles; it could hardly be otherwise in the outback.
~ Nevil Shute
People who spent the war in prison camps have written a lot of books about what a bad time they had, she said quietly, staring into the embers. they don't know what it was like, not being in a camp.
it was so beautiful', he said. 'the Three Pagodas Pass must be one of the loveliest places in the world. you've got this broad valley with the river running down it, and the jungle forest, and the mountains....we used to sit by the river and watch the sun setting behind the mountains, sometimes, and say what a marvellous place it would be to come to for a holiday. however terrible a prison camp may be, it makes a difference if its beautiful.
I didn't wait to see her ship go off, because partings are stupid things and best got over quickly
