“You have to carry the fire."
I don't know how to."
Yes, you do."
Is the fire real? The fire?"
Yes it is."
Where is it? I don't know where it is."
Yes you do. It's inside you. It always was there. I can see it.”
― The Road
I don't know how to."
Yes, you do."
Is the fire real? The fire?"
Yes it is."
Where is it? I don't know where it is."
Yes you do. It's inside you. It always was there. I can see it.”
― The Road
“But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“He knew only that his child was his warrant. He said: If he is not the word of God God never spoke.”
― The Road
― The Road
“Why do old men wake so early? Is it to have one longer day?”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“You did not kill the fish only to keep alive and to sell for food, he thought. You killed him for pride and because you are a fisherman. You loved him when he was alive and you loved him after. If you love him, it is not a sin to kill him. Or is it more?”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
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