Against slavery, against tyranny, I would gladly go to my death, no matter whose freedom I was defending.”
“Dulce ridentem Lalagen amabo, Dulce loquentem.”
― A Town Like Alice
― A Town Like Alice
“the same click in the brain told Adam that his father was not a great man, that he was, indeed, a very strong-willed and concentrated little man wearing a huge busby.”
― East of Eden
― East of Eden
“I thought of Stalin, whose body had reportedly joined Lenin’s the year before, in a similar shrine on Red Square. These atheist cultures were certainly diligent in preserving the relics of their saints.”
― The Historian
― The Historian
“was not always necessary to make claims and tell people how wonderful you were to achieve greatness. Sometimes all you had to do was look wise and keep your mouth shut.”
― The Eyes of the Dragon
― The Eyes of the Dragon
“The Drake Passage is the only place on earth where the wind can circulate around the entire globe without ever touching land, making it one of the most dangerous places on the planet for a sailing vessel.”
― Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
― Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
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