General Zaroff Quotes

“I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors romantic ideas about the value of human life. Surely your experiences in the war.”

“He stood there, rubbing his injured shoulder, and Rainsford, with fear again gripping his heart, heard the general’s mocking laugh ring through the jungle.”

“It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason.”

“But sometimes I think sailors have an extra sense that tells them when they are in danger. Sometimes I think evil is a tangible thing--with wave lengths, just as sound and light have.”

“Instinct is no match for reason.”

“You see, I read all books on hunting published in English, French, and Russian. I have but one passion in my life, Mr. Rainsford, and it is the hunt.”

“My whole life has been one prolonged hunt.”

“Simply this: hunting had ceased to be what you call `a sporting proposition.′ It had become too easy. I always got my quarry. Always. There is no greater bore than perfection.”

“And hunting, remember, had been my life. I have heard that in America businessmen often go to pieces when they give up the business that has been their life.”

“I congratulate you . . . You have won the game.”

“I must do something. Now, mine is an analytical mind, Mr. Rainsford. Doubtless that is why I enjoy the problems of the chase.

“Your brain against mine. Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine. Outdoor chess!”

“Even as he touched it, the general sensed his danger and leaped back with the agility of an ape.”

“I have played the fox, now I must play the cat of the fable.”