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“This world would be a pleasant place if people didn’t inhabit it.”
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
― Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master
“There was something that resonated on a deep… spiritual level… about cutting a man in half.”
― Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
― Super Ninja: The Sword of Heaven
“Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man’s soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it. The loss of it can carry a man off as surely as thirst, hunger, exposure, and asphyxiation, and with greater cruelty.”
― Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
― Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
“Forgive me darling, for having to abandon you, for having to make the ultimate sacrifice for a kingdom.”
― Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures
― Sacrifices Beyond Kingdoms: A Provocative Romance Torn Between Continents and Cultures
“Sometimes I thought God was a compassionate Father, who would forgive my sins for the sake of my sufferings. At other times, it seemed to me there was no justice or mercy in the divine government. I asked why the curse of slavery was permitted to exist, and why I had been so persecuted and wronged from youth upward. These things took the shape of mystery, which is to this day not so clear to my soul as I trust it will be hereafter.”
― Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
― Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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