"Why had his mother gone to the trouble of bringing him into the world if the most exciting moment in his life was having been made lame by a bayonet?"

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Source : Félix J. Palma (2012). “The Map of Time: A Novel”, p.149, Simon and Schuster

FÃ©lix J. Palma

#Mother Quotes #Bored Quotes #Gone Quotes

“...When this map was made, there was only empty forest in the south," Gran told Birle."Not empty," Granda corrected her. "The forest is never empty.”

Source : Cynthia Voigt (2015). “Tale of Birle”, p.20, Simon and Schuster
“I didn't know anything about writers. It never occurred to me they were regular people and that I could grow up to become one, even though I loved to make up stories inside my head.”
“I'm lucky to have met so many people who have been involved in peace and who have been peace prize winners.”
“Libraries: Here is where people, one frequently finds, lower their voices, and raise their minds.”

Source : Richard Armour (1961). “A Safari Into Satire”
“...every time you make a decision to be less than what God wants for you, you're denying yourself some of God's blessings. It's up to you. You can live a life with God's blessings, or just exist with all the consequences of choosing wrong.”

Source : FaceBook post by Terri Blackstock from Oct 18, 2013
“In the last James Bond movie, the villain was a culture captain, a tycoon of culture, a Murdoch figure. It's not as if people don't know what is going on.”
“The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out.”
“Some things will never change.”

Source : Song: Thats Just The Way It Is

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