Van Kowalik

“It Is Our Duty To Remember”
― Steve Snyder, Shot Down: The True Story of Pilot Howard Snyder and the Crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth

“A little bit of controlled pain when you’re six will change your life when you’re thirty-six.”
― Dave Ramsey, The Money Answer Book: Quick Answers for Your Everyday Financial Questions (Answers to Over 100 of Your Questions on Personal Finance, Budgeting, Saving, ... How to Build Wealth)

“Right," said Jack, and they shook hands, hit each other on the shoulder, then there was forty feet of distance between them and nothing to do but drive away in opposite directions. Within a mile Ennis felt like someone was pulling his guts out hand over hand a yard at a time. He stopped at the side of the road and, in the whirling new snow, tried to puke but nothing came up. He felt about as bad as he ever had and it took a long time for the feeling to wear off.”
― Annie Proulx, Brokeback Mountain

“L’idée la plus utile aux tyrans est celle de Dieu,”
― Stendhal, The Red and the Black