One learned to evaluate soldiers by the way they kept their uniforms. A neatly pressed coat would not win you a battle—but the man who took care to polish his buttons was often also the man who could hold a formation with precision.
“There were many ways down Mount Fuji, according to my guidebook, but only one way up. Life lesson in that, I thought. Signs”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“the horror of the unknown is more frightening than any horror you can understand”
― The Girl With All the Gifts
― The Girl With All the Gifts
“How can I leave my mark on the world, I thought, unless I get out there first and see it?”
― Shoe Dog
― Shoe Dog
“The truth is the truth, the only prize worth having. If you deny it, you’re only showing that you’re unworthy of it.”
― The Girl With All the Gifts
― The Girl With All the Gifts
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