“We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skill...we fight, we die, for a simple thing. Only that a man can stand up.”
― Johnny Tremain
― Johnny Tremain
“...we take comfort in the symmetries we find in life because they suggest a design where there is none.”
― Great House
― Great House
“Feel free to bugger off and die at any time.’ Dan scowled.”
― Double Cross
― Double Cross
“Education! That was it! It was education that made the difference! Education would pull them out of the grime and dirt.”
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
― A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
“Inside he was hurt. Not so much with Linda, but his failure to impress women generally with his abilities. There she was, an example: lending – no, giving –thirty thousand pounds to a smooth-talking old bastard, but she would not part with a penny to him after living with him for a year or more.”
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
― Get Rich or Get Lucky
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