The Time Machine
H. G. WellsQuotes
The unpleasant sensations of the start were less poignant now.
IV. Time Travelling
"You can show black is white by argument," said Filby, "but you will never convince me."
Introduction
Strength is the outcome of need; security sets a premium on feebleness.
VI. The Sunset of Mankind
"I do not mean to ask you to accept anything without reasonable ground for it..."
Introduction
I suppose it was the unexpected nature of my loss that maddened me.
VII. A Sudden Shock
"Life and property must have reached almost absolute safety."
"Nature never appeals to intelligence until habit and instinct are useless. There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need of change."