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Quote by B. Traven

“The deplorable thing is that the people who were tortured yesterday, torture today.”

Work

The story follows a protagonist on a quest for hidden wealth, filled with danger, political intrigue, and a search for identity amidst a backdrop of a lawless frontier. more

Author

B. Traven

B. Traven was a German-born American novelist known for his mysterious identity and rich literary works. His real name remains unknown to this day, but his books were widely popular in the mid-20th century, particularly for his adventure and detective novels. more

“My personal history would not be disappointing to readers, but it is my own affair which I want to keep to myself. I am in fact in no way more important than is the typesetter for my books, the man who works the mill; no more important than the man who binds my books and the woman who wraps them and the scrubwoman who cleans up the office.”

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Author:B. Traven

“The treasure which you think not worth taking trouble and pains to find, this alone is the real treasure you are longing for all your life. The glittering treasure you are hunting for day and night lies buried on the other side of that hill yonder.”

Thinking Real Pain Lying Night Sides Trouble Longing Treasure Hills Buried Hunting Day And Night

Book:The Treasure the Sierra Madre

Source: The Treasure the Sierra Madre

“Very often, gleams of light come in a few minutes' sleeplessness, in a second perhaps; you must fix them. To entrust them to the relaxed brain is like writing on water; there is every chance that on the morrow there will be no slightest trace left of any happening.”

Writing Light Left Water Chance Brain Minutes Happenings Relaxed Morrow Gleam Sleeplessness

Author:Antonin Sertillanges

“Consider, if you will, the morning boner. What a metaphor of hope and renewal! How can anyone give way to despair when one’s groin greets each day with such a gala spectacle of physical optimism?”

Ifs Way Giving Morning Despair Optimism Metaphor Each Day Renewal Boners