Francois Laurent d'Arlandes quotes
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“I was surprised at the silence and the absence of movement which our departure caused among the spectators, and believed them to be astonished and perhaps awed at the strange spectacle; they might well have reassured themselves. I was still gazing when M. Rozier cried to me - "You are doing nothing, and the balloon is scarcely rising a fathom."”
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“Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I turned quickly but already we had passed out of sight of La Muette. Astonished I cast a glance towards the river. I perceived the confluence of the Oise. And naming the principal bends of the river by the places nearest them, I cried, "Passy, St. Germain, St. Denis, Sevres!"”
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“"If you look at the river in that fashion you will be likely to bathe in it soon," cried Rozier. "Some fire, my dear friend, some fire!"”
-- Francois Laurent d'Arlandes
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Source : Adam Hochschild (2011). “King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa”, p.356, Pan Macmillan
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Source : "Cinquain: Triad" l. 1 (1915)
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“Departure beyond the borders of my country is for me equivalent to death.”
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“I was already headed for Hell, I might as well enjoy the ride.”
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Source : George Haven Putnam (2008). “Abraham Lincoln (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)”, p.260, ReadHowYouWant.com
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