"By making the place and the people and the feelings real, by the time someone closes the cover of one of my books, they have, hopefully, felt all of the emotions of life."

-- Nicholas Sparks

#Real Quotes #Book Quotes #People Quotes

“The principle trap that the devil sets for young people is idleness.”
“Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.”
“If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: don't be intimidated by other peoples' opinions.”
“You are on your own in a big world, in which you are one of many nations, some small, some medium sized, some large. You are nobody's boss and nobody is your boss.”
“Therefore tremble, O man, at any power thou hast, except thou usest it for God. Art thou strong in body; who hath thy strength? God, or thy lusts?”
“Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.”
“Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.”
“war with poison and chemicals was not so rare in the ancient world ... An astounding panoply of toxic substances, venomous creatures, poison plants, animals and insects, deleterious environments, virulent pathogens, infectious agents, noxious gases, and combustible chemicals were marshalled to defeat foes - and panoply is an apt term here, because it is the ancient Greek word for 'all weapons.”

Source : Adrienne Mayor (2009). “Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World”, Duckworth Publishing

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