“That's the whole challenge of life - to act with honor and hope and generosity, no whatter what you've drawn. You can't help when or what you were born, you may not be able to help how you die; but you can - and you should - try to pass the days between as a good man.”
― Once an Eagle
― Once an Eagle
“Innocence is a kind of insanity”
― The Quiet American
― The Quiet American
“When a man who is drinking neat gin starts talking about his mother he is past all argument.”
― The African Queen
― The African Queen
“There is no trap so deadly as the trap you set for yourself.”
― Long Goodbye
― Long Goodbye
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