“Kill the body and the head will die.”
― Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
― Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
“The forest had many edges, like a lace altarpiece.”
― Barkskins
― Barkskins
“On the 30th of April 1975, American helicopters flew out of Saigon in an ignominious retreat as the tanks of the People’s Liberation Army of Vietnam rumbled into the grounds of the American Embassy in Saigon.
(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
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(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
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“The craggy lines that made up the character in his face now seemed like scars of defeat, inflicted on him over time.”
― The Elephant Tree
― The Elephant Tree
“They tried to believe in their classmates. They must have believed that if we could all get together, then we might end up being saved. We should commend them for that. We couldn't do that.”
― Battle Royale
― Battle Royale
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