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“An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain," one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men".”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
“There are houses in Gloucester where grooves have been worn into the floorboards by women pacing past an upstairs window, looking out to sea.”
― The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
― The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea
“Combat isn't where you might die -- though that does happen -- it's where you find out whether you get to keep on living. Don't underestimate the power of that revelation. Don't underestimate the things young men will wager in order to play that game one more time.”
― War
― War
“When you throw trash on the ground, you apparently don't see yourself as truly belonging to the world that you're walking in.”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
“The public is often accused of being disconnected from its military, but frankly it's disconnected from just about everything. Farming, mineral extraction, gas and oil production, bulk cargo transport, logging, fishing, infrastructure construction—all the industries that keep the nation going are mostly unacknowledged by the people who depend on them most.”
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
― Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
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