Friday 18 February 2011
Will to endure
… I understand how martyrs bear their tortures: they may have faith, and hope, and all the rest of it, but greater than these is blind, unquenchable red anger. It sustained me, I know — the will to endure and survive and make those ice-faced bitches howl for mercy.
Flashman and the Dragon, p.197, Fontana Paperback edition, 1986.
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2 comments:
What a great thought to start the day.
Amnesty International would probably disagree with you, but inspiration can come from unlikely sources.
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