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“Commander," she said, "this is a very important story to get out. The world really needs to know what's happening here in Syria. We can't just sit by and watch murder take place. The world desperately needs to see what's happening inside Baba Amr. Please, if you don't take us in, then this carnage will slip past into history. Assad can crush you right now. You need people to see this. People will listen to me and they will see Paul's pictures. We can help: we can show the world; we can bear witness." p85”
― Paul Conroy, Under the Wire: Marie Colvin's Final Assignment

“Please tell me you’re not listening to that Shriver woman. She’s a hysteric. And so annoyingly smug, as if she wants civilization to collapse, just so she can be proved right. I can’t bear the sound of her voice.”
― Lionel Shriver, Should We Stay or Should We Go

“Is that . . . is that a fucking pigeon?”
― Colleen Hoover, Reminders of Him

“To be amongst these majestic creatures as they go calmly about their day is an extraordinary privilege and joy.”
― Françoise Malby-Anthony, The Elephants of Thula Thula