"Like some infernal monster, still venomous in death, a war can go on killing people for a long time after itâ€™s all over."

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Source : Nevil Shute (2010). “Requiem for a Wren”, p.246, Random House

Nevil Shute

#War Quotes #People Quotes #Long Quotes

“On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest, and in resting died.”
“Some critics of racing witlessly claim that spectators only attend to see someone die. This is utter and complete nonsense. I have been at numerous races where death is present. When a driver dies, the crowd symbolically dies, too. They come to see action at the brink: ultimate risk taking and the display of skill and bravery embodied in the sport's immortals like Nuvolari, Foyt, and thousands of others who operate at the ragged edge.”
“I won't get killed,' Rose protested. Is that a promise?' Fish asked dryly, stirring his tea. 'If you break your word, I'll never believe you again.' Rose shook her head at him. 'How can you even taste your tea if you put that much sugar in it?' Don't change the subject. I don't want to be responsible for depriving the world of Rose Brier. Under no circumstances are you allowed to help us do anything more dangerous than...change the oil in my car.”
“Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.”
“Arbitrage proof has since been widely used throughout finance and economics.”
“I want to become a person that shines when dancing.”
“You see, there are some people that one loves, and others that perhaps one would rather be with.”
“The dying swan, when years her temples pierce, In music-strains breathes out her life and verse, And, chanting her own dirge, tides on her wat'ry hearse.”

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