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“Все мы недооцениваем способности человеческих существ к выживанию.”
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“Flak accounted for far more air crew casualties than German fighters and took down more American planes than the fighters.”
― Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
― Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
“Everything is biographical, Lucian Freud says. What we make, why it is made, how we draw a dog, who it is we are drawn to, why we cannot forget. Everything is collage, even genetics. There is the hidden presence of others in us, even those we have known briefly. We contain them for the rest of our lives, at every border we cross.”
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“Elpidio sensed that David had more to say but was holding back due to their friendship. He wondered why David had gone along with Emiliana's seemingly impulsive ideas.”
― Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller
― Legacy of Shadows: An International Crime Thriller
“In his book on happiness, Buddhist scholar and former scientist Matthieu Ricard has added three other more exalted states of joy: rejoicing (in someone else’s happiness, what Buddhists call mudita) delight or enchantment (a shining kind of contentment) spiritual radiance (a serene joy born from deep well-being and benevolence)”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
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