"Because it is gone you cannot say it will not return; even though you may sayÂ it has never yet returned-you cannot say thatÂ it will not. It is blasphemy to say a bit of metal has destroyed life, just as it is presumptuous to say that because life has disappeared it has been destroyed. I stood among the heaps of the dead and I knew-no, I felt that death is only a sound we make to signify the Thing we do not know."

Source : Robert Leckie (2015). “Helmet For My Pillow [Illustrated Edition]”, p.301, Pickle Partners Publishing

Robert Leckie

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“I argued that I didn't have any of the attributes to pose for cheesecake. I said I would have to make good on my acting ability, which was the only attribute I could offer.”
“In politics, familiarity doesn't breed contempt. It breeds votes.”

Source : The English Digest, Vol. 57, p. 34, 1958.
“Create your own path. Cultivate it. It'll take time. It doesn't happen overnight. I was an actor for many years before I got behind the camera.”
“We, the one's who are challenged, need to be heard. To be seen not as a disability, but as a person who has, and will continue to bloom. To be seen not only as a handicap, but as a well intact human being.”
“Once you strike a note on the organ, it's going to stay with you until you either make it louder or softer or let it go. So it's a little bit like the human voice, so you can put a human characteristic in it.”
“It's always hard - if you're not the best player on your team, how can you be the best player in college?”
“I' ve got quite narrow feet and they are size 12. I would sometimes get blisters when I was younger but fortunately I don t have much trouble with my feet nowadays.”

Source : "Peter Crouch Interview - Puma PowerCat 1.10". SoccerBible Interview, www.soccerbible.com. March 20, 2014.
“The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'”

Source : "Vera Farmiga's Unforgettable Role". PARADE interview, parade.com. November 6, 2008.

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