Recalling his first dreams of flight when he was a small child, Max acknowledged that his entire existence had been building up to this tipping point where he could finally choose to release his self-imposed limitations.
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RICHARD MATHESON He had been haunted his whole life by a mild case of claustrophobia—the vestige of a childhoo... DAN BROWN And Harry saw very clearly as he sat there under the hot sun how people who cared about him had stoo... J.K. ROWLING And, finally, Lincoln was not a good impromptu speaker; he was at his best when he could read from a... DAVID HERBERT DONALD I think the toughest part for me was when Herschelle said that he obviously looked up to his Captain... HANSIE CRONJE The way that Zola was so productive reminds me of a wounded soldier who takes out more of the bad gu... MARK LEVITT A great nation is like a great man: When he makes a mistake, he realizes it. Having realiz... LAO TZU Alan Campbell opened one eye. From somewhere in remote distances, muffled beyond sight or... JOHN DICKSON CARR He has turned a small legal battle about privacy into public questioning of his entire role. He has ... 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