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“Riley had no doubt that an "immediate and merciful act of the Almighty" had saved them from the surf at Bojador. According to him, all of his men believed this too. Later, when a friend advised him to play down this conviction, because skeptics would use it to discredit the rest of his account of the voyage, Riley refused.”
― Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
― Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival
“You probably wouldn’t worry about what people think of you if you could know how seldom they do.”
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“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”
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“You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
― High Adventure: The True Story Of The First Ascent Of Everest
― High Adventure: The True Story Of The First Ascent Of Everest
“A peasant that reads is a prince in waiting.”
― The Long Fall
― The Long Fall
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