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Power of One
by Bryce Courtenay
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In this magical novel, an irresistible boy tells the story of his survival and coming of age against the background of South Africa during and just after World War II.
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Recent Quotes:
Bryce Courtenay : Gaia Child
Mon Feb 12 10:33:11 UTC 2007
Source: Power of One, Page: 7
Contributed by: Lori K.
Bryce Courtenay said

Where there's life, there's hope.

Bryce Courtenay : Gaia Child
Tue Nov 28 01:27:54 UTC 2006
Source: Power of One, Page: 157
Contributed by: Brian Johnson.
Bryce Courtenay said

'Always in life an idea starts small, it is only a sapling idea, but the vines will come and they will try to choke your idea so it cannot grow and it will die and you will never know you had a big idea, an idea so big it could have grown thirty meters through the dark canopy of leaves and touched the face of the sky.' He looked at me and continued. 'The vines are people who are afraid of originality, of new thinking. Most people you encounter will be vines; when you are a young plant they are very dangerous.' His piercing blue eyes looked into mine.' Always listen to yourself, Peekay. It is better to be wrong than simply to follow convention. If you are wrong, no matter, you have learned something and you grow stronger. If you are right, you have taken another step toward a fulfilling life.'