Young men Quote by Doug MacLeod

““You must think it strange that I'm digging up my grandfather." "Not at all. I'm sure many young men dig up their grandfathers.””

Doug MacLeod

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“As it happens, I’m a terrible dancer. Bears are simply not made for dancing. We’re much better at sitting and sleeping and singing. But there are humans who catch bears and force us to dance. It’s agony. And there are other humans who pay to watch us.’ Hannah sighed. ‘I suppose you’re right to distrust humans.’ ‘And that is why…

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“You don’t understand,’ I said. ‘I need to be with her. With every fibre of my being I ache for her. I’m in love.’…

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“No one here is allowed to die without my permission.”

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“I’m not scared any more,’ said Midge. ‘Thank you, Kevin. Sometimes you can be very kind.’ ‘Yes,’ said Kevin. ‘And if you tell that…

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“Are you sure this is a good idea?’ I ask. ‘No,’ says Amber. ‘Let’s do it.”

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“I feel like I’m going to die,’ he says. ‘Could we talk for a few minutes before you die?’ ‘Only if you do it…

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“Could I pick some flowers for Miranda?’ I asked. ‘You cannot take these flowers,’ said Zoran. ‘They belong to the government.”

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“When there is darkness there is no point to be down. It is your chance to shine!”

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“Though these young men unhappily fail to understand that the sacrifice of life is, in many cases, the easiest of all sacrifices, and that to sacrifice, for instance, five or six years of their seething youth to hard and tedious study, if only to multiply tenfold their powers of serving the truth and the cause they have set before them…

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