So he died, because for a split second he got brave. But not then. He died much later, after the split second of bravery had faded into long hours of wretched gasping fear, and after the long hours of fear had exploded into long minutes of insane screaming panic.
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Die Trying, Ch. 1 (1998)Lee Child
We brought a man back who should have died long ago. The present can't stand a man like that anymore. Now they want indecision and compromise and reluctance and fear.
Mickey Spillane
The hours came to minutes, the minutes to seconds. And now each second was as long as all the time before.
Vernor Vinge
There were many burning hours on the heart-sweet tide,
And we passed away from ourselves, forgetting all
The immortal moods that faded, the god who died,
Hastening away to the King on a distant call.George William Russell
As long as he lived, he was the guiding star of a whole brave nation, and when he died the little children cried in the streets.
William the Silent
As long as he lived, he was the guiding-star of a whole brave nation, and when he died the little children cried in the street.
John Lothrop Motley
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