“It is very queer that the unhappiness of the world is so often brought on by small men.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
“You don't remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
“We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.”
― All Quiet on the Western Front
― All Quiet on the Western Front
“There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.”
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
― Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
“But it isn't easy,' said Pooh. 'Because Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
― The House at Pooh Corner
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