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“And the fact that heroism occurred alongside negative behaviors, that it flourished in spite of base human nature, makes it all the more affecting and powerful.”
― Joshua Levine, Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture

“Hey,” I said suddenly, “can you see the sunset real good from the West Side?”
She blinked, startled, then smiled. “Real good.”
“You can see it good from the East Side too,” I said quietly.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

“Nobody would write editorials praising Dally. Two friends of mine had died that
night: one a hero, the other a hoodlum. But I remembered Dally pulling Johnny through
the window of the burning church; Dally giving us his gun, although it could mean jail
for him; Dally risking his life for us, trying to keep Johnny out of trouble. And now he
was a dead juvenile delinquent and there wouldn't be any editorials in his favor. Dally
didn't die a hero. He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die
someday.”
― S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

“You can know things all you like, but that doesn’t mean you believe them.”
― Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War I Finally Won