
Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.
Join the roomCharles Edmund Dumaresq Clavell, conhecido como James Clavell, foi um escritor e cineasta britânico e americano e um oficial do Exército Britânico durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ele é mais conhecido por seus romances da Saga Asiática, vários dos quais tiveram adaptações para televisão e cinema.
“Now the sun touched the horizon and the man reined in his horse tiredly, glad that the time for prayer had come.”
“The more I know, the more sure I am I know so little. The eternal paradox.”
“What are clouds, but an excuse for the sky? What is life, but an escape from death?”
“It is a very pretty flag. … I wish I could have a piece of it. I know! If it's so important, I think we should all have a piece of it. Don't you? … Now we should decide — who should be allowed to cut the first piece off!”
“I'm going to pray to our leader every time!”
“Changi for me — of course it's easy to be wise after the event, and to discuss it cleverly after the event — was about as near as you can get to being dead and still be alive.”
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