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“A man who sets out to become an artist at the mile is something like a man who sets out to discover the most graceful method of being hanged. No matter how logical his plans, he can not carry them out without physical suffering.”
― The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
― The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
“Finally, Rønneberg, the leader of Gunnerside and the last surviving saboteur, who was ninety-six years old in 2016, often spoke eloquently about why he braved the North Sea to be trained in Britain and why he then returned, twice, by parachute, to Norway. “You have to fight for your freedom,” he said. “And for peace. You have to fight for it every day, to keep it. It’s like a glass boat; it’s easy to break. It’s easy to lose.”
― The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb
― The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb
“much like a fingerprint, the size and shape of the ear, as well as the angle at which it joins the face, are unique to each individual.”
― Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi
― Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi
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