He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging. During the war it kept him going, that thought of peace. He'd believed in it like a season he knew it would arrive one day

Amanda Hodgkinson
He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging....
He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging....
He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging....
He'd imagined peacetime would bring him a sense of belonging....
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"When Nelson Mandela said, “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall,” he was speaking about the power of persistence. More specifically, the power to get up day after day and fight all over again. That’s what brings the greatest glory."

Source: 22 Britannia Road

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