Armstrong Sperry > Quotes

“Children have imagination enough to grasp any idea which you present to them with honesty and without patronage.”
― Armstrong Sperry

“وهنا يجب على الغريب أن يسير باحتراس؛ فما يبدو كأنه غصن ملتوٍ قد يكون أفعى قاتلة، ورقعة منقطة باللون الذهبي -كأنها ضوء الشمس- قد يتبين أنها نمر أرقط يستعد للانقضاض.”
― Armstrong Sperry, All About the Jungle

“والمعيشة بالأدغال عِلم. وفي جميع أنحاء الأدغال بالعالَم -بالبرازيل وإندونيسيا وغرب أفريقيا- ارتقى رجال الغابات بهذا العِلم إلى حد الكمال. وفي استطاعتك أن تتعلم ذلك أيضًا، ولكن يجب عليك أن تبقى حذِرًا طول الوقت؛ فلحظة واحدة من عدم الاكتراث قد تعني نهايتك.”
― Armstrong Sperry, All About the Jungle

“But, most important of all, he knew that he had won a great victory over himself. He had forced himself to do something that he dreaded, something that took every ounce of his will.”
― Armstrong Sperry, Call it Courage

“There was a newfound confidence singing in his heart. He had found a new belief in himself. At peace with himself and his world, he slept.”
― Armstrong Sperry, Call It Courage

“Happiness flooded through him in warm tides.”
― Armstrong Sperry, Call It Courage

“flew”
― Armstrong Sperry, Call It Courage

“I put my hands on his shoulders. "Listen well, my boy. We are involved in this case together and we will finish it together. And as for that danger - my experience is that it is just like with any other difficulty: it makes no sense whatsoever to start worrying beforehand, because when the difficulties come you can somehow always overcome them again.”
― Armstrong Sperry, Frozen Fire