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“what Mr. Bishop talked to Tomas about was living with them and controlling them, as if the ability to start fires with his mind…

— Mercedes Lackey

“Thomas looked around and tried not to let his duty turn him bitter. These were good men, and he would not leave them behind.…

— Jessica Fortunato

“He felt in his heart cruelty and cowardice, the things which made him brave and kind.”

— T.H. White

“The world is vicious.' Thomas brushed a lock of hair back from my face, his gaze thoughtful. 'The world is neither kind nor is…

— Kerri Maniscalco

“He looked like a man who had gained confidence through exposure to a hostile environment; like one who no longer owed anything to anyone.”

— Amor Towles

“Surprisingly, I felt no anger towards him. He was just Man. Man in his basic, rudimentary state, easily moved by powerful emotions like love,…

— Helon Habila

“He bent his head towards his shoulder and tried to look pitiful and humble, but for all that he was radiant with freshness and…

— Leo Tolstoy

“His quiet confidence in his authority and abilities left him free to treat everyone around him with calm respect.”

— T E Kinsey

“He had to learn that those who treated him in a hostile way did so out of weakness. He saw the hostility and reacted…

— Ken Follett

“It was a piece of thoroughly picturesque and proper violence. I like a violent man, really, a man who's a bit of a brute…

— Iris Murdoch

“Courage is often associated with aggression, but instead should be seen as a willingness to act from the heart.”

— Donna Quesada

“Tom's cowardice was as huge as his courage, as it must be in great men.”

— John Steinbeck