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"If this long island story of ours is to end at last, let it end only when each one of us lies choking in his own blood upon the ground."
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"But it was not only a feeling of guilt which drove him into danger. He detested the pettiness that made life semilife and men semimen. He wished to put his life on one of a pair of scales and death on the other. He wished each of his acts, indeed each day, each hour, each second of his life to be measured against the supreme criterion, which is death. That was why he wanted to march at the head of the column, to walk on a tightrope over an abyss, to have a halo of bullets around his head and thus to grow in everyone's eyes and become unlimited as death is unlimited. . ."
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"Emeth came walking forward into the open strip of grass between the bonfire and the Stable. His eyes were shining, his face was solemn, his hand was on his sword-hilt, and he carried his head high. Jill felt like crying when she looked at his face. And Jewel whispered in the King's ear, "By the Lion's Mane, I almost love this young warrior, Calormene though he be. He is worthy of a better god than Tash."
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"She rides as a man, goes unveiled as a man, fights as a man. Let her prove herself worthy as a man, worthy of her weapons and of our friendship."
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"Edilio is in hiding, Astrid snapped. "Edilio has to worry about being kicked out of the country. Our Edilio."He's got a volunteer lawyer-But Astrid wasn't done. "They should be putting up statues to Edilio. They should be naming schools after that boy-no, no, I'm not going to call him a boy. If he's not a man, then I'll never meet one.Lana nodded approvingly, obviously enjoying and sharing in Astrid's outrage."
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"Then Walter died as he lived, he told his mate. A hero, a soldier, and a survivor who chose to protect what was precious to him. I don't think, if you could ask him, that he would have any regrets."
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"Happy the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear."
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"I'm just an everyday kind of hero. If the everyday kind saves babies from burning buildings and looks hotter than hell in bunker gear."
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"Life is a heroic faith."
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"A lot of people think that being a Gallagher Girl means not being afraid of anything. Actually, that couldn't be further from the truth. It's not about ignoring fear. It's about facing it, knowing the risks and the costs and sacrificing safety and security anyway."
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"The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting."
Ability

"Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships; the poor man everywhere lies low."
Money

"The high-spirited man may indeed die, but he will not stoop to meanness. Fire, though it may be quenched, will not become cool."
Fire

"Like fragile ice anger passes away in time."
Anger

"The cause is hidden; the effect is visible to all."
Cause

"If you want to be loved, be lovable."
Want

"We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us."
Desire

"Let what is irksome become habitual, no more will it trouble you."
Trouble

"How little is the promise of the child fulfilled in the man."
Man

"Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts."
Anger
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