"Briony began to understand the chasm that lay between an idea and its execution"

-- Ian Mcewan

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“By dint of that concern and because that society was willing to examine its particular reality, Solidarity could come into existence.”
“I have a lot of cultural references that have amassed in my brain like shrapnel over the years that are meaningful to me.”
“How can I expect readers to know who I am if I do not tell them about my family, my friends, the relationships in my life? Who am I if not where I fit in the world, where I fit in the lives of the people dear to me?”

Source : Rabih Alameddine (2002). “I, The Divine: A Novel in First Chapters”, p.312, W. W. Norton & Company
“The Barcelona youth program is one of the best in the world. As a kid, they teach you not to play to win, but to grow in ability as a player.”
“The muffled drum's sad roll has beat; The soldier's last tattoo; No more on Life's parade shall meet; The brave and fallen few. On Fame's eternal camping-ground; Their silent tents are spread, And Glory guards, with solemn round; The bivouac of the dead.”
“You'll never find your limits until you've gone too far.”

Source : Aron Ralston (2011). “127 Hours: Between a Rock and a Hard Place”, p.206, Simon and Schuster
“Health and disease are the same thingâ€”vital action intended to preserve, maintain, and protect the body. There is no more reason for treating disease than there is for treating health.”

Source : Herbert M. Shelton (1979). “Human Life: Its Philosophy and Laws”, p.61, Health Research Books
“That grand old poem called Winter”

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