What we need now are heroes and heroines, about a million of them, one…

Edward Abbey
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What we need now are heroes and heroines, about a million of them, one brave deed is worth a thousand books. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. ✨ Edward Abbey (1984). Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside, p.15, Macmillan
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What we need now are heroes and heroines, about a million of them, one brave deed is worth a thousand books. Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul. ✨ Edward Abbey (1984). Beyond the Wall: Essays from the Outside, p.15, Macmillan

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