“He understood the phenomenon, of how almost dying made you appreciate what life had to offer. And it was a potent drug, that feeling. Battle was not glorious. But surviving it? That was.”

—  Steve Perry

Source: The Vastalimi Gambit (2013), Chapter 15

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