I tried to contain myself. . . but I escaped! - Gary Paulsen - Quotesmemo.com

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This excerpt is presented as reproduced by Copernicus in the preface to De Revolutionibus: "Some think that the earth remains at rest. But Philolaus the Pythagorean believes that, like the sun and moon, it revolves around the fire in an oblique circle. Heraclides of Pontus and Ecphantus the Pythagorean make the earth move, not in a progressive motion, but like a wheel in rotation from west to east around its own center. "

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Gary Paulsen

I tried to contain myself. . . but I escaped!

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He could not play the game without hope; could not play the game without a dream. They had taken it all away from him now, they had turned away from him and there was nothing for him now. . . He was alone and there was nothing for him.

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And the last thought he had that morning as he closed his eyes was: I hope the tornado hit the moose.

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He had to keep thinking of them because if he forgot them and did not think of them they might forget about him. And he had to keep hoping.

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The person who reads can bail, but the person who doesn't fails.

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This is going to be murder," Fransic whispered to Mr. Trimes. "Pure murder. " "I'm glad to see your confidence returning, Mr. Tucket. Just a few minutes ago you were ready to give up. Now you're talking about killing him. " "I meant it the other way. " "Oh.

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