John McCrae quotes
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“In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place, and in the sky, The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard among the guns below.”
-- John McCraeSource : "In Flanders Fields" l. 1 (1915)
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“Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from falling hands we throw.”
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“Like restless birds, the breath of coming rain Creeps, lilac-laden, up the village street”
-- John McCraeSource : John McCrae (2015). “In Flanders Fields and Other Poems”, p.30, Dundurn
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“The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below”
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“We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.”
-- John McCraeSource : John McCrae (2015). “In Flanders Fields and Other Poems”, p.20, Dundurn
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“Anyone with a gun can go out and commit an act of terrorism, even without a political affiliation.”
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“When the spirit shines, even foggy skies make pleasant light.”
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“If you can fly, don't stop at the sky, 'cause there's footprints on the moon!”
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“Let the sky fall, when it crumbles - We will stand tall - Face it all together”
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“Anyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.”
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