“My arms are killing me.
I didn't know words could be so heavy.”
Markus Zusak (1975) Australian author
Source: I Am the Messenger
“"Stay calm, sir," I cried. "Don't excite yourself, it could mean death." He took me at my word and instantly fell inert. I didn't know whether he was obeying me or had died.”
While working as a hospital orderly.
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