"They opposed brute force to reason and philosophy, and battalions of foreign mercenaries to ideas. As if ideas were to be impaled on bayonets!"

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Source : Rafael Sabatini (2015). “Scaramouche, A Romance of the French Revolution: the History Focus”, p.197, 谷月社

Rafael Sabatini

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“Always have a plan and believe in it. I tell my coaches not to compromise. Nothing good happens by accident. There must be a plan for everything and the plan will prevent you from overlooking little things. By having that plan, you'll be secure and self-doubts will never become a factor.”
“Even the tired horse, when he comes near home, mends pace: be good always, without weariness, but best at last; that the nearer thou comest to the end of thy days, the nearer thou mayest be to the end of thy hopes, the salvation of thy soul.”
“We're taught that in life, we should try to look on the bright side. Not in this case. In this case, assume rejection first. Assume you're the rule, not the exception. It's liberating. But we also know it's not an easy concept. -He's not just into you”
“Not the past, not the future, life is now.”
“I'm secretly a clown, or maybe it's not much of a secret! I'm a little putzo, as the Italians say - a little bit loopy.”
“I like the idea of a big caesura between the narratives, a space which readers can fill in with their own speculative history.”

Source : "Likely lads' return" by Tim Adams, www.theguardian.com. August 21, 2004.
“But you speak of Master Gandalf, as if he was in a story that had come to an end.' 'Yes, we do,' said Pippin sadly. 'The story seems to be going on, but I am afraid Gandalf has fallen out of it.”
“I just wanted to say one more thing: I also think that when you go to play music, you're there to play music.”

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