"But I have told the truth. Isn't that ironic? They sent me because I am so good at telling lies. But I have told the truth."

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Source : Elizabeth Wein (2012). “Code Name Verity”, p.180, Egmont UK

Elizabeth Wein

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“Idealism is the despot of thought, just as politics is the despot of will.”
“Throw a lucky man into water and he'll surface with a fish in his mouth.”
“There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years. And that may happen sooner if he can obtain access to enriched uranium from foreign sources -- something that is not that difficult in the current world. We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction.”

Source : "FOX News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. November 13, 2005.
“I, a stranger and afraid, in a world I never made.”

Source : Last Poems no. 12, l. 17 (1922)
“Premature burial works just fine as a cure for adolescence.”
“First you date the songs, and then you get engaged and then you marry them. They have to stand the test of time, because they are going to be yours for the next 20, 30, 40 years. So you had better choose right”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“People get bored of hearing the same genre of music over and over again. Observe the current musical landscape and predict what "mood" people will be in next. Ask yourself what would be the most natural transition or reaction to the current genre. Then create it!”
“When the going gets tough, the tough eat ribs.”

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