The Stars My DestinationGully Foyle was catapulted into the middle of a nerve-shattering death struggle between the planets when he sought revenge against those who refused to save him from agonizing death in a space ship. |
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I couldn ' t help myself . That ' s what ' s inside me . . . what I have to get rid of . ” "
Control again , eh Gully ? You ' re driven . " “ Yes , I ' m driven . I can ' t learn
control , Jiz . I want to , but I can ' t . ” “ Do you try ? ” “ I do . God knows , I do .
I couldn ' t help myself . That ' s what ' s inside me . . . what I have to get rid of . ” "
Control again , eh Gully ? You ' re driven . " “ Yes , I ' m driven . I can ' t learn
control , Jiz . I want to , but I can ' t . ” “ Do you try ? ” “ I do . God knows , I do .
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I wish I could , Jiz , but I can ' t . I ' m nowhere . I was trying to pick up another lead
here tonight . ” " Poor Gully . Maybe I can help you out of this jam . I can say . . . oh
. . . that I made a mistake . . . or a joke . . . that you really aren ' t Gully Foyle .
I wish I could , Jiz , but I can ' t . I ' m nowhere . I was trying to pick up another lead
here tonight . ” " Poor Gully . Maybe I can help you out of this jam . I can say . . . oh
. . . that I made a mistake . . . or a joke . . . that you really aren ' t Gully Foyle .
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I can ' t stand it any more . I want you to let me go . " “ Go ? Where ? " " To live my
own life . ” " What about your family ? " " And find them my own way . " " Why ?
What now ? " " It ' s too much . . . you and the war . . . because you ' re us bad as
the ...
I can ' t stand it any more . I want you to let me go . " “ Go ? Where ? " " To live my
own life . ” " What about your family ? " " And find them my own way . " " Why ?
What now ? " " It ' s too much . . . you and the war . . . because you ' re us bad as
the ...
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User Review - Bart - GoodreadsThis book was published in 1956 – a time when traveling to the moon would still be science fiction for quite a few years. Many of its ideas were astonishing then and its plot of blind revenge ... Read full review
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