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“All fled—all done, so lift me on the pyre—
The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.”
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The Feast is over, and the lamps expire.”
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“Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.”
― Shadow Games
― Shadow Games
“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.”
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“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
― A Civil Campaign
― A Civil Campaign
“This is the most important thing I will ever say to you. The human mind is the ultimate testing device. You can take all the notes you want on the technical data, anything you forget you can look up again, but this must be engraved on your hearts in letters of fire. There is nothing, nothing, nothing, more important to me in the men and women I train than their absolute personal integrity. Whether you function as welders or inspectors, the laws of physics are implacable lie detectors. You may fool men. You will never fool metal. That’s all.”
― Falling Free
― Falling Free
Gilles’s 2025 Year in Books
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