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Quote of the Day 3-19-2017
« on: March 19, 2017, 02:42:05 PM »
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It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
 
From Invictus by WILLIAM ERNEST HENLEY
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Re: Quote of the Day 3-19-2017
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2017, 03:19:45 PM »
Quite a guy, Henley. Suffered from TB of the bone early on. Amputated one leg but refused to give up the other.
His friend RLStevenson patterned Long John Silver after him.
His daughter. Was the inspiration of Peter Pan's Wendy.
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Re: Quote of the Day 3-19-2017
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2017, 04:33:51 PM »
Interesting! I didn't know that!
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