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"Written in the time while many people were still alive, including Prince Philip and HM QE II. More and more time has passed and more information has become public since, but it's still an enjoyable read." — Sep 28, 2026 07:52AM
"Written in the time while many people were still alive, including Prince Philip and HM QE II. More and more time has passed and more information has become public since, but it's still an enjoyable read." — Sep 28, 2026 07:52AM
Never forget. Never forgive. And take your vengeance when it will most hurt your enemy.
I wonder where Wilbur Smith gets some of his conversations. This one's really Macchiavellian, I'd say. I'm sure he has his excellent sources.
“The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.”
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“We are not the same persons this year as last; nor are those we love. It is a happy chance if we, changing, continue to love a changed person.”
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“Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so. One day I shall dig my nails into the earth, or bury my face in the pillow, or stretch myself taut, or raise my hands to the sky and want, more than all the world, your return.”
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