"Just tell me one boy, just one who at seven didn't aspire to be a hero or a fireman."

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Source : Miguel Delibes (1990). “The Stuff of Heroes”, New York : Pantheon Books

Miguel Delibes

#Hero Quotes #Boys Quotes #Fireman Quotes

“Eight years after Reagan's nomination for president, the conservative movement is directionless”
“A lot of what I have always done is do other singers.”
“I missed Breaking Bad and people just go on and on about it until you're blue in the face with envy and you've got to watch it.”
“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.”

Source : John Steinbeck (2003). “America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction”, p.123, Penguin
“I wonâ€™t apologize for my past. A man is supposed to have experience.â€ â€œFrom all indications, youâ€™ve acquired enough for ten men.”
“The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.”
“It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked 'insufficient funds.'”
“You do have the idea of being â€˜just good friends?â€™â€ He gave her a sideways look. â€œFor so high and honorable an estate,â€ Roshaun said, â€œ â€˜justâ€™ seems a poor modifier to choose.”

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