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“It must be very fragile, if a handful of berries can bring it down.”
― Catching Fire
― Catching Fire
“The adrenaline rush subsides as it becomes harder to catch your breath. You become light headed, then dizzy and confused as the air runs out. Reason and sense evaporate as the darkness claims you. That is how it felt to be a Tunnel Rat.”
― A Gracious Enemy
― A Gracious Enemy
“James Ed went to his office and sat down at his small, metal desk. He smiled as he considered Penny Jones’ plan to shame him out of her life. Would he let her do that? He shook his head as he thought, No way in hell!”
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“I wondered--not for the first time--whether one was ever justified in neglecting the welfare of one's own family in order to fight for the welfare of others. Can there be anything more important than looking after one's aging mother? Is politics merely a pretext for shirking one's responsibilities, an excuse for not being able to provide in the way one wanted?”
― Long Walk to Freedom
― Long Walk to Freedom
“I was just an average bloke. It was the media that tried to transform me into a heroic figure. But I've learned through the years, as long as you don't believe all that rubbish about yourself, you can't come to too much harm.' - Sir Edmund Hillary”
― Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
― Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time
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