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“There's a certain romanticism that comes with being young. Young men and women just released from high school are ready to take on the world. They want to save it. They try to for a while, but then they often get to a certain age and they give up because the world is a big place. It's impossible to fix, I think.”
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“I guess that's one good thing about dying young: you're remembered for your purity, vigor and spontaneity. Dying young you're remembered for your youth.”
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“[...] But my denial doesn't matter, because duty comes first.”
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“High school defines literature with terminology: metaphors, similes, imagery. But experience defines literature as more than words on paper. Not just escape, but more important, words that have the power to heal. ”
― Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI
― Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI
“We're tired of the nagging and debating that adults do so well. We don't care anymore [..] the kids don't write to us about their political views. Call it ignorance. Call it naive. Call it unrealistic. We call it relief.”
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