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“It is right to seek peace for the dead. You and I both know there is no peace for those who live after.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“The sound was pure and sweet as water, bright as lemons.”
― The Song of Achilles
― The Song of Achilles
“Bradlee had been recruited with the idea that the New York Times need nod exercise absolute preeminence in American journalism.
That vision had suffered a setback in 1971 when the Times published the Pentagon Papers. Though the Post was the second news organization to obtain a copy of the secret study of the Vietnam war, Bradlee noted that 'there was blood on every word' of the Times' initial stories. Bradlee could convey his opinions with a single disgusted glance at an indolent reporter or editor.
-- Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward”
― All the President’s Men
That vision had suffered a setback in 1971 when the Times published the Pentagon Papers. Though the Post was the second news organization to obtain a copy of the secret study of the Vietnam war, Bradlee noted that 'there was blood on every word' of the Times' initial stories. Bradlee could convey his opinions with a single disgusted glance at an indolent reporter or editor.
-- Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward”
― All the President’s Men
“Pan’s sudden shout which terrified the Titans became proverbial and has given the word ‘panic’ to the English language”
― The Greek Myths Deluxe Edition
― The Greek Myths Deluxe Edition
“Yes, frosting. The final defense of the dying.”
― The Hunger Games
― The Hunger Games
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