“He's a sturdy fellow, bald as a hen's egg, and like all engineers, practical as a pensioner.”
― The Virtues of War
― The Virtues of War
“Creative work is not a selfish act or a bid for attention on the part of the actor. It's a gift to the world and every being in it. Don't cheat us of your contribution. Give us what you've got.”
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“Better to be in the arena getting stomped by the bulls, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.”
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“For what can be more noble than to slay oneself? Not literally. Not with a blade in the guts. But to extinguish the selfish self within, that part which looks only to its own preservation, to save its own skin. That, I saw, was the victory you Spartans had gained over yourselves. That was the glue. It was what you had learned and it made me stay, to learn it too.”
― Gates of Fire
― Gates of Fire
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