Picking locks was not a skill he had ever cultivated, but he persisted day after day, turning the tip of his talon into different ways of approaching a keyhole. He never tired, and he ever gave up...because if there was any justice in the universe, he wouldn't be trapped here forever.
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Related Relaxing, experiencing nature and laughing are what rejuvenate me and make me feel happy. I believe ... SUI HE Since raised blood pressure is the major cause of stroke, the blood pressure lowering effect of pota... FENG HE As a young child, I suffered from poor health. My parents encouraged me to swim, which really improv... SUI HE I like to find old things and I picked up that arrowhead in tears, that broken point ... LI HE These findings provide strong support for the recommendations encouraging the public to consume more... FENG HE The average fruit and vegetable intake in most developed countries is about three servings per day, ... FENG HE They are the Chinese heroes. I am happy for their performance and the result is not the most importa... HE ZHENLIANG This will be conducive to the development of Sino-US relations and China's relationships with the re... HE YAFEI The best way to resolve Sino-US trade imbalance is to expand bilateral trade cooperation. Restrictin... HE YAFEI They are sorry there is no more Soviet Union and they don't know how to act. HE YAFEI We are willing to import more U.S. goods. HE YAFEI Even when he's making dumplings with peasants, he speaks memorized words and sounds like a People's ... HE WEIFANG This is a critical moment. There is a lot of opposition to continuing the reforms as they are today. HE WEIFANG I unequivocally state the wish that the Communist Party should become two parties. HE WEIFANG The situation exists in almost every well-known Chinese university. HE WEIFANG The government really wants to slow down investment, but it can't control local governments who have... HE FAN The new managed floating currency regime is just an interim system. There is a chance of a further w... HE FAN Eventually, we found that the situation there was more serious than what we imagined. HE CHANGCHUI Part of our mission is to find out what kind of assistance is required. HE CHANGCHUI If he had even blinked, she would have been gone; but he did not blink, and he held her, as he had l... PETER S. BEAGLE Frank was the most intense ballplayer I've ever seen. He played the game as hard as anybody. He neve... EARL WEAVER He gave me a hug and said he appreciated the visitors. He had a smile on his face, but he was devast... DARLEEN SIMONSEN It was more that his career was going down again and he was tired of the songs. He was tired of the ... PRISCILLA PRESLEY The morning was a wretched time of day for him. He feared it and it never brought him any good. On n... HERMANN HESSE He's unfailingly patient. He never panics. He has a knack for taking a lot of pressure off of everyb... NED YOST It was the worst fall I've ever seen. He was never unconscious. He was in shock. He didn't even know... MARK MACGOWAN All his life Harry Bosch believed he had a mission. And to carry out that mission he needed to be bu... MICHAEL CONNELLY He was held there for a couple of months. Every day an officer would come onto the field with a loud... EDMUNDO BOUDON He had the most popular diet that ever existed, ... He was not just a doctor, he was ... CATHY NONAS We could tell he (Thompson) was getting tired in the seventh inning. He started to hang a few pitche... GARY MCNAMARA He's had that in the back of his mind ever since he was a freshman. And I knew going into this year ... TIM ATWELL You might say he pitched a decent game because he gave up three runs. But he was in trouble every in... DAVE MILEY He was an individualist if there ever was one. He was his own person. JIM GRAHAM Each leaf that brushed his face deepened his sadness and dread. Each leaf he passed he'd never pass ... CORMAC MCCARTHY He came back after a month and had blisters on his feet. He was walking six hours a day. CHERYL MOORE I guess he was tired of the day-in, day-out grind, LUC ROBITAILLE I'd never seen anyone work like Al. If there was a scene where his character was getting into a car,... D.J. CARUSO The Chinese pianist Liu Chi Kung was imprisoned for seven years during the Cultural Revolution, duri... BERNIE ZILBERGELD Though he turned the pages with the sensuous joy of the book-lover, he did not know what he was read... EDITH WHARTON As to Caesar, when he was called upon, he gave no testimony
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