

“Adrian von Trotha was thinking, 鈥淪oldiers must obey their officers and I shall enforce that! As well, the enemy will not obtain any leniency from me!”
― His Forefathers and Mick
― His Forefathers and Mick

“I'll take an earnest person over a hip person every time, because hip is short term. Earnest is long term.”
― The Last Lecture
― The Last Lecture

“She then continued. 鈥淎ll of the iron work was destroyed. Melted lumps of iron lay all round the smithies but there was one fragment that remained whole, a motif from one of the cannons, a dragon鈥檚 head. Below the fiery mouth, words were embossed in the metal, 鈥楲ex Talionis鈥.鈥
Robert Reid 鈥 The Son”
― The Son
Robert Reid 鈥 The Son”
― The Son

“If I were a scientist watching her, what would I write down as the results? Woman who had neglectful/scary childhood finds comfort in fictional representations of families?”
― Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes
― Weirdo: 'Intense, also BRILLIANT, funny and forensically astute.' Marian Keyes

“Blind, broke, jobless, and frustrated, Kevin found it difficult to get through the following few months. But he had one big thing going for him.
He was sober.
It was a new beginning.”
― Unblinded: One Man鈥檚 Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight
He was sober.
It was a new beginning.”
― Unblinded: One Man鈥檚 Courageous Journey Through Darkness to Sight
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