Even assuming he knew the sappers were Muslim, Mustapha was not going to spare any lives so long as victory was on the line. Besides, Muslims killed in this manner would go straight to paradise. The benefits were most likely lost on the
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“Hardship and danger destroys fewer people than indulgence.”
― While Still We Live
― While Still We Live
“It did not require a great deal of imagination to picture a world in which power had passed into the hands of Al Capones with their private bombing squadrons.”
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
― The Definitive James Hilton Collection
“Yoga is simply one of those things impervious to certainty, as incapable of corruption as it is of authenticity. And no amount of bossy, possessive attempts to claim a “real yoga” will make it otherwise.”
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
“The postures are both a metaphor and a means for that process. They are tools for creating a connection between the imagination and the physical world. Realizing this connection—this union between body and mind—could be called yoga.”
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
― Hell-Bent: Obsession, Pain, and the Search for Something Like Transcendence in Competitive Yoga
“Seeing my Camry next to Benny’s Jaguar gave me a pleasantly smug feeling of superiority. It probably did the same for him. “Let’s”
― A Cold and Broken Hallelujah
― A Cold and Broken Hallelujah
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