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Snow in August
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"Snow in August" Quotes

A young boy forms an unlikely friendship with a rabbi and confronts the ghosts of his past in a post-World War II Brooklyn.

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A wise man, he thought, is always prepared for the worst.

Pete Hamill

wisdompreparedness

It was not the past that mattered, but the future.

Pete Hamill

futuremoving on

There was no harm in hoping for the best as long as you were prepared for the worst.

Pete Hamill

hopepreparedness

The real trick in life was to want nothing and still get it.

Pete Hamill

lifecontentment

The best way to defeat an enemy was to make him a friend.

Pete Hamill

friendshipstrategy

It's not the color of a man's skin that matters, it's the content of his character.

Pete Hamill

equalitycharacter

Sometimes the best hiding place is right out in the open.

Pete Hamill

strategyhiding

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

Pete Hamill

persistencehumor

It's not the bad memories that make you sad, but the best ones that you can't bring it back.

Pete Hamill

memoriesnostalgia