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“The secret of success in battle lies often not so much in the use of one's own strength but in the exploitation of the other side's weaknesses.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“Have a drink, and try to relax. All right, have another drink. There are times when getting drunk's not a bad idea.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“There are times when thinking about something is the worst possible policy.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“As Pa said, censorship encouraged people to believe nonsense.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“And a leader has to command confidence, and consent.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“What I was suddenly aware of was the importance of their being whatever each of them was--cocky and contemptuous, or bothered and beaten--as long as it was something they'd come to in their own way: the importance of being human, in fact. The peace and harmony Uncle Ian and the others claimed to be handing out in fact was death, because without being yourself, an individual, you weren't really alive.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“I wanted to ask which war---the Boer or the Crimean? It was amazing how old people could talk about The War, as though that meant something.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“I hadn't realized that misery maybe got worse the older you were.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“Because without being yourself, an individual, you weren’t really alive.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“Turn a blind eye and put your foot down.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“Doing what you’re told is what takes sheep to the slaughterhouse.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came

“Censorship encouraged people to believe nonsense.”
― John Christopher, When the Tripods Came