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“Petrified by his aspect, and still more shrinking from the fiery dart that he held, the men fell back in dismay, and Ahab again spoke:— "All your oaths to hunt the White Whale are as binding as mine; and heart, soul, and body, lungs and life, old Ahab is bound. And that ye may know to what tune this heart beats; look ye here; thus I blow out the last fear!" And with one blast of his breath he extinguished the flame.”
― Moby-Dick
― Moby-Dick
“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”
― The Fire Next Time
― The Fire Next Time
“Perhaps that is why we love life so much, Anjin-san. You see, we have to. Death is part of our air and sea and earth. You should know, Anjin-san, in this Land of Tears, death is our heritage.”
― Shōgun
― Shōgun
“The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.”
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
― For Whom the Bell Tolls
“People to whom sin is just a matter of words, to them salvation is just words too.”
― As I Lay Dying
― As I Lay Dying
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