"I learned that in each of us there burns a flame of independence that must never be allowed to go out. That as long as it exists within us we cannot be destroyed."

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Source : Bryce Courtenay (1989). “The Power of One”, Random House LLC

Bryce Courtenay

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“Let's say there are 500 sons and daughters like you in each state. Then we could control the government.”
“Recovery from illness often seems like beginning life all over again.”
“But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.”

Source : Christopher Columbus, Bartolomé de las Casas (1827). “Personal Narrative of the First Voyage of Columbus to America: From a Manuscript Recently Discovered in Spain”, p.54
“The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling.”

Source : "Amber Benson: From vampires to 'Among the Ghosts'" by Louis Peitzman, www.sfgate.com. October 21, 2010.
“In the sweep of its appeal, its ability to touch every corner of humanity, football is the only game that needed to be invented.”
“You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future”

Source : "Multiple Sclerosis". The Washington Post Live Online discussion, www.washingtonpost.com. June 2, 2004.
“If you're a girl and you don't fit the very specific vision of what a girl should be, which is always from a man's perspective, then you're a little bit at a loss.”

Source : "Ellen Page: 'Why are people so reluctant to say they're feminists?'" by Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. July 3, 2013.
“If someone starts agreeing with me, I don't like it. Out of pique, I become something else.”

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