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> [“But for a moment I stay there, suspended above the green swell of the land as though thrown up onto the crest of a wave, seeing for the first time a break in the at horizon. For this the boats…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/but-for-a-moment-i-stay-there-suspended-above-the-green-swell-of-the/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

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## More by Kermit Roosevelt III

> [“I have crossed over, and that childhood is as far away and strange as something that happened to someone else in a land beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/i-have-crossed-over-and-that-childhood-is-as-far-away-and-strange-as/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“We are at war, and in time of war there is only one rule. Form your battalion and fight.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/we-are-at-war-and-in-time-of-war-there-is-only-one-rule-form-your/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“I never wanted to safe... I wanted to be good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/i-never-wanted-to-safe-i-wanted-to-be-good/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“I never wanted to be safe, I wanted to be good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/i-never-wanted-to-be-safe-i-wanted-to-be-good/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“But for a moment I stay there, suspended above the green swell of the land as though thrown up onto the crest of a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/but-for-a-moment-i-stay-there-suspended-above-the-green-swell-of-the/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“In time of war, it is not enough to say, ‘I am a citizen and I have rights.’ One must also say, ‘I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/in-time-of-war-it-is-not-enough-to-say-i-am-a-citizen-and-i-have/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“From the front row of the balcony, I look out over the Uptown Cinema. The red velvet seats are emptying, the credits scrolling up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/from-the-front-row-of-the-balcony-i-look-out-over-the-uptown-cinema/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“I feel an emptiness open in my chest, coupled with a strange downward pull in my throat. I think, this is my heart sinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/i-feel-an-emptiness-open-in-my-chest-coupled-with-a-strange-downward/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

> [“There is no suspension, no whispered prayer for silk to stop my fall. There is only the falling, and it goes on and on,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kermit-roosevelt-iii/there-is-no-suspension-no-whispered-prayer-for-silk-to-stop-my-fall/)

[Kermit Roosevelt III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kermit-roosevelt-iii/)

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