“The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences”
― Into the Wild
― Into the Wild
“There was a chasm everyone had to traverse at one time or another called failure. Fear was the bridge that carried you over that crevasse.”
― All the Sinners Bleed
― All the Sinners Bleed
“A boy does not need a father unless he is a good father”
― The Stand
― The Stand
“How does the mouse feel when the cat who has been crouched patiently outside his hole for the entire day is picked up by its master and tossed unceremoniously out the front door? How does the deer feel when it steps quietly past the mighty hunter who is snoozing away the effects of his three lunchtime beers? Perhaps they feel nothing”
― The Stand
― The Stand
“one who hopes to create must understand that opposites exist to balance and complement one another. This is why the tide-bringing moon follows the drying sun”
― The Sword of Kaigen
― The Sword of Kaigen
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