"Those who can truly be accounted brave are those who best know the meaning of what is sweet in life and what is terrible, and then go out, undeterred, to meet what is to come."

-- Pericles

#Sweet Quotes #Brave Quotes #Terrible Quotes

“I think that's because believable action is based on authenticity, and accuracy is very important to me. I always spend time researching my novels, exploring the customs and attitudes of the county I'm using for their setting.”
“Democrats love employees, it's employers they hate.”
“In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us.”
“Some of y'all are not where you want to be in life, yet you party every weekend. What is it that youâ€™re celebrating?”
“I was reared in a pub - as a young fellow, serving in the pub I learnt far more there about human nature than I learnt in any university or school. I think it gave me a great insight into people.”

Source : "Hot Press" Interview, hotpress.com, May 23, 2007.
“There is little history in the study of nature, and there is little nature in the study of history. I want to show how we can remedy that cultural lag by developing a new perspective on the historian's enterprise, one that will make us Darwinians at last.”
“The main thing that I learned from my horrible job experiences was how horrible they were.”
“It is such a secret place, the land of tears. That is what the narrator ofThe Little Prince says after the little prince argues with him the first time about matters of consequence. And he was right. My land of tears had been a secret for a very long time.”

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