"During World War I the Canadians were the shock troops. In many historical cases, Canadians have been very proficient at killing, and doing what we have to in order to survive. But no one wants to acknowledge that fact."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Joseph Boyden

#War Quotes #Order Quotes #Historical Quotes

“I wouldn't do anything different. Every mistake and every success made me the person I am today. And I am proud of who I am.”
“Twenty-five years now and I still love to watch my wife sleep. I'm fascinated by the way the unconscious self (the deeper self) rises when consciousness falls away and often expresses itself in the face of a sleeper.”
“Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint, And sweet thyme true, Primrose, first born child of Ver, Merry Spring-time's harbinger.”

Source : Francis Beaumont (1887). “The Plays of Beaumont and Fletcher: Selected”
“There cannot be good living where there is not good drinking.”
“The race will find that capitalists and communists modify themselves so much during the ages that they end by being indistinguishable as democrats...”
“We read because they teach us about people, we can see ourselves in them,in their problems.And by seeing ourselves in them, we clarify ourselves, we explain ourselves to ourselves, so we can live with ourselves...”
“Oh land of farms and green hills mild Once formed by giants rough and wild With massive paws they gripped and tore With one great rip they formed the shore Where heavy boots left prints so deep Blue lakes remain 'tween summits steep The giants fought beneath our skies And from their bones our mountains rise”
“Anyone who doubts that caffeine is a drug should read some of the prose composed under its influence.”

Source : Anne Fadiman (2008). “At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays”, p.171, Macmillan

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