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“In the space of solitude, a writer attempts to remember how they became whom they are but nobody’s memory is up to this demanding task. No matter how much a person harrows the fertile lanes of memory, some memories are lost by the passage of time, psychological defense mechanisms screen other memories from detection, the ephemeral character of other memories are invariably to elusive to arrest with reciprocal language.”

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Book:Dead Toad Scrolls
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“I'm cap'n here by 'lection. I'm cap'n here because I'm the best man by a long sea-mile. You won't fight, as gentlemen o' fortune should; then, by thunder, you'll obey, and you may lay to it! I like that boy, now; I never seen a better boy than that. He's more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house, and what I say is this: let me see him that'll lay a hand on him--that's what I say, and you may lay to it.”

PiratesTreasure IslandLong John SilverJim Hawkins
Book:Treasure Island
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“As I was waiting, a man came out of a side room, and at a glance I was sure he must be Long John. His left leg was cut off close by the hip, and under the left shoulder he carried a crutch, which he managed with wonderful dexterity, hopping about upon it like a bird. He was very tall and strong, with a face as big as a ham—plain and pale, but intelligent and smiling. Indeed, he seemed in the most cheerful spirits, whistling as he moved about among the tables, with a merry word or a slap on the shoulder for the more favoured of his guests.”

Long John Silver
Book:Treasure Island
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“Per uno come me, che viene chiamato nemico dell'umanità dal re e dal parlamento, o terrorista dai papisti, non è possibile invertire la rotta. Ci sono solo due vie, per chi vuole vivere da essere umano con qualche senso finché non muore. Una è mantenere la rotta. L'altra è farsi impiccare. Altri vie non esistono a meno che non ci si voglia nascondere per il resto dei propri giorni, costantemente preoccupati per la propria pelle, senza osare fidarsi di nessuno. L'amnistia, dirai tu. Ci sono i pirati che hanno approfittato dell'amnistia. Certo, dico io, ma che genere di vita hanno fatto poi? Sua Maestà può anche concedere l'amnistia e la grazia, è vero, ma lo fa la gente comune? E quelli che hanno i soldi?”

Long John SilverBjörn Larsson
Book:La vera storia del pirata Long John Silver
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