Quote by Mal Peet Download Open image ““Shit! Those sons a bitches Russians!”” — Mal Peet ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“It still, after all these years, puts frost into my blood to remember that men like LeMay and Powers had their fingers so close… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
Sentimentality and nostalgia are closely related. Kissing cousins. I have no time for nostalgia, though. Nostalgics believe the past is nicer than the present.… — Mal Peet Copy Share Image
