Credo quia absurdum – I believe because it is absurd. Robert Ludlum More Quotes by Robert Ludlum More Quotes From Robert Ludlum The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh. Robert Ludlum precious-stones flesh jewels I have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies. Robert Ludlum individual conflict battle There'll come a moment when you think you can make it, and you'll try. Robert Ludlum moments trying thinking You're on your own now. You are not helpless. You will find your way. Robert Ludlum helpless way Well, let me tell you, gentlemen, the games of the devil are not restricted to those confined to hell. Others can play them. Robert Ludlum gentleman games play Hope is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. A spark is just fine as long as its contained. Robert Ludlum president-snow stronger long It doesn't bother me. Sure, everybody wants approval, but I came from the theatre and I've always treasured a remark from there which goes: 'For every six people who love you, there will be half a dozen who loathe you.' The quality of an author's work is not usually determined until after his death. Even Dickens got some pretty bad reviews. Robert Ludlum theatre love-you people ...Summer nights held a special kind of loneliness that gave rise to strange imaginings. One walked the beach alone and thought too much. Robert Ludlum loneliness summer beach Blessed are the flexible for they will not allow themselves to become bent out of shape! Robert Ludlum bent shapes blessed It was important to keep moving. Certain struggles continued. Others had to be brought to a close. The wisdom was in deciding which. Robert Ludlum important struggle moving What a man can't remember doesn't exist for him. Robert Ludlum remember men Bourne concentrated on rest and mobility. From somewhere in his forgotten past he understood that recovery depended upon both and he applied rigid discipline to both. Robert Ludlum recovery pain past A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it. Robert Ludlum weakness may men Hate and love are essentially the same in that the person who loves is as easily manipulated as a person who hates Robert Ludlum and-love hate love-is Learn always but never appear to be learning. Robert Ludlum Sundown. The distressed sloop, its mainmast shattered by lightning, its sails ripped by the winds of the open sea, drifted into the small, quiet beach of a private island in the Lesser Antilles Robert Ludlum islands wind beach The cruelest thing you can do to a person who's living in panic is to offer him or her hope that turns out false. When the crash comes its intolerable. Robert Ludlum crash turns panic Characterization is integral to the theatrical experience. Robert Ludlum characterization theatrical How gratifying to be there when arrogance collapses. How much more so to be the instrument. (Alfred Gillette) Robert Ludlum collapse instruments arrogance Life is extremely complicated. Robert Ludlum complicated life-is