Quotes From 'A Short Analysis Of Brian's'

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both physically, and emotionally. Brian has remembered that it was very simple to figure out problems.

“That's all it took to solve problems - just sense.”

Brian no longer feels self-pity as this was all important to his survival. Here is a short quote mentioned by Brian.

“He had to keep thinking of them because if he forgot them and did not think of them they might forget about him. And he had to keep

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