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Book cover for Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War

Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War by Ben Macintyre

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In the SAS, one of the motors of success was the collective fear of failure. The only acceptable direction was forward. “Never run away,” Jock Lewes instructed them. “Because once you start running, you’ve stopped thinking.”

The Stand

by Stephen King

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“Love didn’t grow very well in a place where there was only fear, just as plants didn’t grow very well in a place where it was always dark.”
― Stephen King, The Stand

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“Oh looka that, you dumb dork!” The Kid exclaimed. His tone was one of great outrage. Suddenly the .45 was pointed at Trash, its bore as big and dark as an ocean liner’s smokestack. Trashcan felt his groin go numb. He thought he might be pissing himself, but had no way of telling for sure. “I’m gonna venilate your thinkin-machine for that,” The Kid said. “You done spilt the beer. If it was any other kind I wun’t do it, but that was Coors you spilled. I’d piss Coors if I could, you believe that happy crappy?” “Sure,” Trashcan whispered. “And do you think they’re makin any more Coors these days, Trash? That seem very fuckin likely to you?” “No,” Trashcan whispered. “Guess not.” “You’re fuckin right. It’s a dangered spee-shees.”
― Stephen King, The Stand

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