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Book cover for Heart of Darkness (First Avenue Classics ™)
It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind—as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness. The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a ...more
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Joseph Heller
“He was going to live forever, or die in the attempt.”
Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Roald Dahl
“Don't gobblefunk around with words.”
Roald Dahl, The BFG

Will Rogers
“Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
Will Rogers

J.R.R. Tolkien
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Voltaire
“‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
Voltaire

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