Benj Hall

“As I walked past the houses, I was sure my neighbors were thinking about summer vacation plans, bills, or what baseball game they were going to watch that night. It struck me how wide the chasm was between what was going on in Afghanistan and what was happening at home. I knew my neighbors cared and supported the troops, but they had no idea what it was”
― Mark Owen, No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL

“I think maybe bad things seem worse when people are alone. When they can turn that bad thought over and over in their head, polishing it like a stone, until it shines dark and black. Maybe the key to making things better is being with other people. Little by little, smiles and laughter and hugs can chip away at any dark stone, even if it’s as big as a boulder to start. Then finally, bit by bit, it shrinks until it’s no bigger than a pebble, something that even I could kick down the road.”
― Shannon Wiersbitzky, What Flowers Remember

“Freedom, is not being tied to anything you fear to lose.”
― D.B.Hall

“Years and years of nuclear waste and radiation leaking from Fukushima, Japan.
And still no Godzilla.
It's like... it's like they're not even trying.”
― Db.Hall