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The rat stops gnawing in the wood, the dungeon walls withdraw, the weight is lifted your pulse steadies and the sun has found your heart, the day was not bad, the season has not been bad, there is sense and even promise in going on.


Bernard De Voto

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BERNARD PIVOT They’re praying to ham bones, ham bones! The blessed pig!
BERNARD CORNWELL I'm fortunate that the books sell, but even more fortunate to live in Chatham, to be very happil...
BERNARD CORNWELL Anyone who claims to have an entirely clear conscience is almost certainly a bore.
BERNARD CORNWELL In my experience of shame, the other sees all of me and all through me, even if the occasion of sham...
BERNARD WILLIAMS I really missed them, ... [They're] all I have now. [My] house is gone, trucks gone -- brand new tru...
BERNARD WILLIAMS It's a damn good idea. And it's a long overdue idea.
BERNARD WILLIAMS It sounds like you would be good for housing, but we?re a community treatment team. We?re working wi...
BERNARD WILLIAMS We are potentially looking at tens of thousands of pounds. The Hirst and the McCartney are star lots...
BERNARD WILLIAMS I thought as a millennium project it would be fun … to have all the peo...
BERNARD WEBER I believe that after more than 2,000 years it's time to redefine the world wonders. Thanks to intern...
BERNARD WEBER I have to admit, before I started the project, I had about three weeks of sleepless nights. The idea...
BERNARD WEBER They should become symbols of unity in the modern world, just as the original seven wonders were sym...
BERNARD WEBER Tuesday can be a turning point. It's set to be a big day. It has to be a very big day. We've counted...
BERNARD THIBAULT We won't let the freedom of firing at whim install itself in French legislation.
BERNARD THIBAULT The government has to admit, in light of yesterday's protest, that this reform cannot be implemented...
BERNARD THIBAULT Tuesday can be a turning point.
BERNARD THIBAULT That would be a decision with serious consequences.
BERNARD THIBAULT When all unions join together to bring a consistent message, there is a response and support from th...
BERNARD THIBAULT We haven't yet convinced the prime minister to withdraw the C.P.E..
BERNARD THIBAULT Each day lost to respond to workers' requests is increasing tension. This is turning into a real eme...
BERNARD THIBAULT