“Ego non baptizo te in nomine patris, sed in nomine diaboli!" deliriously howled Ahab, as the malignant iron scorchingly devoured the baptismal blood.”
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
― Moby-Dick or, The Whale
“... "You may not see the ocean, but right now we are in the middle of the ocean, and we have to keep swimming.”
― Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
― Strength in What Remains: A Journey of Remembrance and Forgiveness
“You have a peace about you. You have a wisdom. You have a way of living life that kicks my butt and pushes me around, and it beats me out of my idiocy and narrow-mindness. You, Addy, you, have shown me what life is all about”
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“الأمة التي تُقَزِّم رجالها، لكي يصبحوا أدوات طيعة أكثر في يديها حتى من أجل أهداف مفيدة، سوف تجد أنه لا يمكن إنجاز شيئ عظيم برجال صغار”
― On Liberty
― On Liberty
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