Quotes from book

The History Man

“Oh, everybody exploits somebody,' says Howard, 'in this social order it's part of the human lot.”

“The trouble is, it's hard to know you're little,' says Felicity. 'People like to make themselves matter.”

“Look, Felicity,' says Howard, 'there's only one rule. Follow the line of your own desires.”

“It must be nice to think there is a true reality,' says Miss Callendar. 'I've always found reality a matter of great debate.”

“I think, George,' says Merion, ' the trouble is that you don't have a conflict model of society.”

“All action leads to suffering, someone else's, or one's own.”