L.G. Durand Quotes

“Being instinctively lazy, I see no point in working longer hours just to get out of debt !”

“Durand smiles. There is nothing behind the smile except perhaps another smile, repeating ad infinitum into the distance.'Of course,' he says.”

“A quick butchers shows up Old Bill three-handed, also a particularly nasty female grass–-and if looks were acid baths the two she collects from us would reduce her to gristle quicker than Mrs. Durand-Deacon.”

“What is the point of living forever if you are stuck on a permanent diet of leaves and twigs?”

“There are no happy endings, he knew, because nothing ends; and if there were any being dispensed, a great many worthier people would be in line for them long before Michael and Laura and himself. But the happiness of the unworthy and the happiness of the so-so is as fragile and self-centered and dear as the happiness of the righteous and the worthy; and the happiness of the living is no less short and desperate and forgotten than the joys of the dead.”

“You cant hire body guards against punches of life but constant prayers can lessen the impact & pain of each punch”

“Many years of Independence turning out to be years many citizens want to gain Independence from”

“Children inherit their intelligence from their mother not their father, say scientists... chose your wives/the mother of your children wisely otherwise start making mutual relationships with your local Headmaster, Principal, Governor & any person of note early cos it's going to be a long & tiring exercise pushing them up the ladder of employment”

“keep the relationship with your God private, special & unique... then ignore all the filters other Christians use to look at you...”

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