Forces Attacked

Famous quotes containing the words forces and/or attacked:

“Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff’s hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“When you suffer an attack of nerves you’re being attacked by the nervous system. What chance has a man got against a system?”
—Russell Hoban (b. 1925)