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The Last Crossing
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"The Last Crossing" Quotes

Two brothers embark on a perilous journey through the American West in search of their missing brother.

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The world was a terrible and beautiful place, a place of cruel caprice and blind chance.

Guy Vanderhaeghe

lifebeautycruelty

We are all of us haunted, and we are all of us haunting.

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hauntinghuman nature

I believe it is in the nature of women to be more compassionate than men.

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compassiongender

To be a man is to be in the presence of death. It is a fact of life.

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lifedeathmasculinity

History is the story of the strong, who became strong at the expense of the weak.

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historypowerinequality

It's a hard thing for a man to own up to the truth about himself.

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truthself-awareness

There is no greater thing than love.

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love

What is gained in power is lost in freedom.

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powerfreedom

The past is always with us, and we are always making the future from it.

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pastfuture

It's a dangerous thing to love what death can touch.

Guy Vanderhaeghe

lovedanger