“As it was, things went from bad to worse, as they often will when amateurs are involved in an activity that they perform in bad temper – or in a hurry.”

“The only thing worse than bad health is a bad name.”

“A bad-tempered man will never make a good-tempered horse.”

“On every level of life, from housework to heights of prayer, in all judgment and efforts to get things done, hurry and impatience are sure marks of the amateur.”

“Certain winds will make men's temper bad.”

“Everyone performs bad actions… A bad person is someone who does not lament his bad actions.”

“Dr Slade went in to lunch in a state of desperate boredom tempered with resentment; it had shaken him a little to see how bad luck could be prolonged to such unlikely lengths.”

“When things were very bad his soul just crawled behind his heart and curled up and went to sleep”

“If goodness can't come from bad things, it makes bad things unbearable.”

“You gotta remember that in war, you’re not deciding between the bad thing to and the good thing. You’re choosing between the bad and the worse. And you can’t control the shit that happens after you choose.”