Quotes by : Arthur Koestler

Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there....

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

[My father] loved me tenderly and shyly from a distance, and later on took a naive pride in seeing my....

The old disease, thought Rubashov. Revolutionaries should not think through other people's minds. Or,....

Courage is never letting your actions be influenced by your fears.

It was quiet in the cell. Rubashov heard only the creaking of his steps on the tiles. Six and a half....

The principle that the end justifies the means is and remains the only rule of political ethics anything....

Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.

Much depends on asking the right question at the right time.

The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums.