"In the mind of all the English soldiers there is absolutely no hate for the Germans, but a kind of brotherly though slightly comtemptuous kindness - as to men who are going through a bad time as well as ourselves."

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Source : Ivor Gurney, Robert Kelsey Rought Thornton (1991). “Ivor Gurney: collected letters”, Carcanet Pr

Ivor Gurney

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“A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward.”
“the majority of critical, and plenty of uncritical, readers find quotations a bore.”

Source : Ethel Smyth (1922). “Streaks of life”
“Maybe if Graziano make another work or another sport I wouldn't have had this passion to be a rider”
“Have your heart right with Christ, and he will visit you often, and so turn weekdays into Sundays, meals into sacraments, homes into temples, and earth into heaven.”
“I was mild-mannered, wore glasses, was very shy with women.”

Source : Nemo magazine (#2), 1983.
“I get a terminal dissatisfaction on films. If I was bad in one scene, it's impossible to let go. And it can make or break my day. If I drank, I would probably drink a lot.”
“We're still living with the old paradigm of age as an arch. That's the old metaphor: You're born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude.”
“First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.”

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