Timothee De Fombelle Quotes

#1. He was raised by three nurses: freedom, solitude and Mademoiselle. Together, the three of them provided him with an education. From them, he learned everything he believed it was possible to learn.

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#2. Little tree filled his lungs with the white airness of the night, as if he were going to fly.
The living voice of his parents. Elisha's eyes. These were reasons enough to set off on another adventure.
Reasons to be Toby Lolness again.

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#3. He was frightened for his country. Slowly and tragically it was drifting in the wrong direction. Something had to be done. Tiny gestures. Barely noticeable. A little resistance, some gentle friction, to break the fall.

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#4. The world exploded when he passed by. Ashes were all he left behind.

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#5. All dreams have to come to an end.

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#6. The sole of the foot is sacred for the Grass people. It's called the "sole of the foot" because it's the sole (or only) body part that enjoys the constant relationship with the surface of plants.

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#7. Music fears nobody. And it refuses to be caged. Finally,

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#8. The shot has gone under my rib, Boulard my boy, so it must have been the shortest one who fired.
Even his final sigh was a police investigation.

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#9. Perhaps it would be better if your whole life had the same transparency as in its final moments.

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#10. Perhaps it was because of his wife that Pippo the farmer dreamt of becoming a sailor. There are certain people on this earth who make you want to sail very far away, and above all for a very long time.

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#11. Who could have predicted what would happen in the time it takes to boil an egg?

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#12. [Toby] reflected that being cruel sometimes makes you rich and powerful, but it always makes you ugly.

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