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“However tall trouble is, man must make himself taller still, even if it means making stilts. (chapter 3)

— Simone Schwarz-Bart Pluie et vent sur Télumée Miracle (1972)

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“The fact is that a mere nothing, a thought, a whim, a particle of dust can change the course of a life. (chapter 1)

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"Behind one pain there is another. Sorrow is a wave without end. But the horse mustn't ride you, you must ride it." (chapter 3)

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By a mere word tossed into the air he had escaped doom. (chapter 4)

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“...the goods of he earth remain the earth's, and man does not own even the skin he is wrapped in. All he owns are the feelings of his heart." (chapter 3)

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“It is always the same forest, always as dense as ever. And so, my son, put aside the branches as best you can, that's all." (chapter 3)

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