#gh

Robert rode beneath the banner of Carrick, the dragon shield on his left arm. He wore it proudly now in common cause; this symbol of Arthur, the warrior king. As he caught sight of Humphrey, the knight raised his fist in a defiant gesture that Robert returned. Today, God willing, they would finish this campaign. He wanted to return home blooded, to be able to tell his grandfather that he too had won his spurs in the king’s war. Nerves and anticipation battled within him, his breaths coming hard and fast in the tight encasement of his helm. ↗

— Robyn Young

#war #home

Every great work, every big accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement. ↗

— Florence Scovel Shinn

#achievement #apparent #apparent failure #been #before

Jerusalem is a festival and a lamentation. Its song is a sigh across the ages, a delicate, robust, mournful psalm at the great junction of spiritual cultures. ↗

— David K. Shipler

#ages #cultures #delicate #festival #great

I think paranoia can be instructive in the right doses. Paranoia is a skill. ↗

— John Shirley

#i #i think #instructive #paranoia #right

I am of opinion that it is highly requisite forthwith to pass a law, prohibiting upon great penalties all trade with our enemies, and more especially the supplying of them with arms, ammunition or provisions of any kind whatsoever. ↗

— William Shirley

#ammunition #any #arms #especially #great

I was very young at the time, and I mainly appreciated their vocal qualities, even though I was already living as they did - as black performers in a white world. ↗

— Bobby Short

#appreciated #black #did #even #i

You go through publicists because it's easy for a publicist to say to another publicist, "No". ↗

— Martin Short

#because #easy #go #publicist #publicists

Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#again #am #back #finally #had

To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#nonsense #rights #say #turkey #violated

We also intend to deal with the issue of incorporating basic human rights into our new constitution. ↗