"My father was a Japanese prisoner of war,……" — Richard Flanagan
"My father was a Japanese prisoner of war, a survivor of the Thai-Burma Death Railway, built by a quarter of a million slave labourers in 1943. Between 100,000 and 200,000 died."
More Built Quotes
- Canada was built on dead beavers. — Margaret Atwood
- A ratio of failures is built into the process of writing. The wastebasket has evolved for a reason. — Margaret Atwood
- You're never going to kill storytelling, because it's built into the human plan. We come with it. — Margaret Atwood
- A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
- There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that… — Ibrahim Babangida
- Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture. — Michele Bachmann
- Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. — Francis Bacon
- But I learned that there's a certain character that can be built from embarrassing yourself endlessly. If you can sit… — Christian Bale
- When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is… — Ansel Adams
- We want you to sit down and leave your egos at home and let's get an understanding as to where… — Afrika Bambaataa
- Human relations are built on feeling, not on reason or knowledge. And feeling is not an exact science; like all… — Amelia Barr
- As long as there's land available, single-family homes will be built, and Colorado residents will always go for a single-family… — Gary Bauer