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The Pianist
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I think it would have been psychologically easier to bear if we had been more obviously imprisoned – locked in a cell, for instance. That kind of imprisonment clearly, indubitably, defines a human being’s relationship to reality.
“By October, too nearly ninety million people, 45 percent of the prewar population, found themselves trapped in territory that the enemy controlled”
― Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
― Ivan's War: Life and Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945
“This is your family for the next thirteen weeks, privates.”
― The Pink Marine: One Boy's Journey through Bootcamp to Manhood
― The Pink Marine: One Boy's Journey through Bootcamp to Manhood
“Be wary of politicians meddling in the affairs of other nations”
― True Believer
― True Believer
“In politics you focus on the needs of your powerbase. Keep them happy and they keep you in office.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“Can you ever "solve" poverty? Can you ever "solve" crime? Can you ever "solve" disease, unemployment, war or any other societal herpes? Hell no. All you can hope for is to make them manageable enough to allow people to get on with their lives. That's not cynicism, that's maturity. You can't stop the rain. All you can do is just build a roof that you hope won't leak, or at least leak on the people who are gonna vote for you.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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