Kindle Notes & Highlights
Survival can be summed up in three words — never give up. ~ Bear Grylls
God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest. ~ J. G. Holland
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Do not be afraid. ~ Frederick Buechner
Some cultures call for a window to be open by the deathbed of a loved one to allow the souls of family members who have already died to come retrieve the person who is dying. It is their belief that closed windows trap the soul inside the room, preventing it from moving on.
The great military theorist Carl von Clausewitz once said tactics is the art of using troops in battle, but strategy is the art of using battles to win the war.
The lessons of Fort Drum would be taught to those alive in the future to learn them. When fighting someone who did not care if they lived or died, the fanatics eventually succeeded.
he learned that bravery was not the absence of fear, but how you triumph over it.
The greatest parts of a road trip aren’t arriving at your home. It’s all the wild and crazy stuff that happens along the way.
What would I have done differently if I knew the day before was the day before?
