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Frederico said:
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I found this book to be, erm, not so great. But my German sucks and this is written by a Nobel Literature prize winner, so what do I know.
Still I think I have to share my experience in reading it.
I got this book in 2012 I think and around that time ...more "
“The boys on the island vary, of course, in numbers, according as they get killed and so on; and when they seem to be growing up, which is against the rules, Peter thins them out; but at this time there were six of them, counting the twins as two. Let us pretend to lie here among the sugar-cane and watch them as they steal by in single file, each with his hand on his dagger.”
― Peter Pan and Wendy
― Peter Pan and Wendy
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
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“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”
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“One should not put a loaded rifle onto the stage if no one is thinking of firing it.”
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“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who had practiced one kick 10,000 times.”
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