Finding Strength Amidst Chaos
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To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.
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Survival and Strategy in Uncertain Times
Jim:
We'll have to leave the camp.
Basie:
That's the idea, Jim. First one side feeds you and the other side tries to get you killed, then it's turned around; it's all timing.
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Lessons Learned from Survival and Sacrifice
Basie:
Jim, didn't I teach you anything?
Jim:
Yes. You taught me that people will do anything for a potato.
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Struggling with Memory and Identity
Jim:
Dr. Rawlins, do you remember how we had helped build the runway? If we'd died like the others, our bones would be in the runway. In a way, it's our runway!
Dr. Rawlins:
No, it's their runway, Jim! Try not to think so much! Try not to think so much!
Jim:
I can't remember what my parents look like.
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Bravery and Conflict in War Perspectives
Jim:
If the Americans land, the Japanese will fight.
Dr. Rawlins:
You admire the Japanese?
Jim:
Well, they're brave, aren't they?
Dr. Rawlins:
That's important, is it, Jim?
Jim:
It's a good thing if you want to win a war.
Dr. Rawlins:
But we don't want them to win, do we. Remember, we're British.
Jim:
Yes. I've never been there.
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A Shared Desire for Chocolate Treats
Dainty:
Hey kid, would you like a Hershey bar?
Jim:
Oh yes please Dainty!
Dainty:
So would I kid. Have you got one?
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A New Name for a New Life
Basie:
What did you say your name was boy?
Jim:
Jamie and I'm building a man-flying kite and writing a book called Contract Bridge.
Basie:
Jim: a new name for a new life.
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Exploring Memories of Wealth and Abandonment
Jim: [as Frank and Basie are about to leave him in the street]
Basie, first I could show you some rich pickings. Hundreds of houses left empty. I could show you some of the houses I lived in before Frank found me. They were luxuriant!
Basie:
Luxuriant? You had good sense being born there, Jim. I'm sure there was good living.
Jim:
There certainly was good living, Basie. There - there was opulence!
Basie:
Heh heh. Opulence. Frank, we'll go and take a look at some of these houses. Let's go, Frank. Opulence.
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The Nature of Patience and Anticipation
Jim: [about the Japanese troops camped nearby]
It almost looks as if they're waiting for something to happen...
John Graham:
Yes.
Jim:
They didn't look angry or anything...
Maxton:
It's not their anger; it's their patience.
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Dreaming of God and Tennis
Jim:
I was dreaming about God.
Mary Graham:
What did he say?
Jim:
Nothing. He was playing tennis. Perhaps that's where God is all the time and that's why you can't see Him when you're awake, do you think?
Mary Graham:
I don't know. I don't know about God.
Jim:
Perhaps He's our dream... and we're His.
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Desire to Restore Connections
Jim Graham:
I could bring everyone back.
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The Impact of the Atom Bomb on Innocence
Jim Graham:
Learned a new word today: "Atom bomb". It was like a white light in the sky, like God taking a photograph.
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Celebrating the P-51 Mustang's Excellence
Jim Graham:
Wah, ha ha! Go! P-51, Cadillac of the sky!
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