"And it's funny how when somebody saves you, the first thing you want to do is save other people. All other people. Everybody. The kid never knew the man's name. But he never forgot that smile. "Hero" isn't the first word, but it's the first word that comes to mind."

-- Chuck Palahniuk

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“But I could also start F1 or rallying. I love rallying much more.”
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
“All it takes to get elected in twenty-first-century America is a mob of frightened sheep and a wolf with a nice smile,”

Source : Greg Bear (2003). “Darwin's Children”, p.125, Del Rey
“An elementary particle is not an independently existing, unanalyzable entity. It is, in essence, a set of relationships that reaches outward to other things.”
“You still should enjoy the beach and going outside. Having a good time at the beach can still include being smart about protecting your skin because getting burned is no fun at all.”
“Love was as subtly caught, as a disease; But being got it is a treasure sweet, which to defend is harder than to get: And ought not be profaned on either part, for though 'Tis got by chance, 'Tis kept by art.”

Source : John Donne (2013). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of John Donne (Illustrated)”, p.115, Delphi Classics
“...and I confess that, like a child, I cry. Ah, self-pity; I think we are at our most honest and sincere when we feel sorry for ourselves.”
“You can't achieve anything without getting in someone's way. You can't be detached and effective.”

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