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1 " The task of the artist at any time is uncompromisingly simple — to discover what has not yet been done, and to do it. "
― Craig Raine
2 " His [Pitt's] successor as prime minister was Mr. Addington, who was a friend of Mr. Pitt, just as Mr. Pitt was a friend of Mr. Addington; but their respective friends were each other's enemies. Mr. Fox, who was Mr. Pitt's enemy (although many of his friends were Mr. Pitt's friends), had always stood uncompromisingly for peace with France and held dangerously liberal opinions; nevertheless, in 1804, Mr. Fox and Mr. Pitt got together to overthrow Mr. Pitt's friend Mr. Addington, who was pushing the war effort with insufficient vigor. "
― , The Age of Napoleon
3 " In the temple, I sit on the cool floor next to Grandfather, beneath the stern benevolence of the goddess's glance. Grandfather is clad in only a traditional silk dhoti--no fancy modern clothes for him. That's one of the things I admire about him, how he is always unapologetically, uncompromisingly himself. His spine is erect and impatient; white hairs blaze across his chest. "
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , Oleander Girl
4 " Joe is never sure whether they're mad or just alarmingly and uncompromisingly incapable of self-delusion. "
― Nick Harkaway , Angelmaker