"The waste, the insane freaks of these money men, the cynicism and egotism of their life... I'll show that they are not brilliant, not romantic, not delightful, not intelligent."

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Source : Christina Stead (2012). “House of All Nations”, p.126, Open Road Media

Christina Stead

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“After you do one thing, you've got one thing done.”
“The military's own report says that one-third of deaths and casualties could have been avoided if proper body armor and vehicle armor had been provided from the start of the war.”
“Not a single person I named hadn't already been named at least a half-dozen times and wasn't already on he blacklist.”
“In the American hemisphere the cause of freedom and independence has continued to prevail, and if signalized by none of those splendid triumphs which had crowned with glory some of the preceding years it has only been from the banishment of all external force against which the struggle had been maintained. The shout of victory has been superseded by the expulsion of the enemy over whom it could have been achieved.”
“As virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, whilst some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no.”
“Sudan, I've come to discover, is a country which, once it gets hold of you, does not let go.”

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“SHINee is like the weather. Everyone has their own personalities and it's something that is essential to Earth.”
“I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.”

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