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“War has been the norm and peace the exception”
― Regarding the Pain of Others
― Regarding the Pain of Others
“Monsters come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are things people are scared of. Some of them are things that look like things people used to be scared of a long time ago. Sometimes monsters are things people should be scared of, but they aren't.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Books were safer than other people anyway.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“I feel like a part of my soul has loved you since the beginning of everything.
Maybe we’re from the same star.”
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Maybe we’re from the same star.”
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“We can't imagine how dreadful, how terrifying war is; and how normal it becomes. Can't understand, can't imagine. That's what every soldier, and every journalist and aid worker and independent observer who has put in time under fire, and had the luck to elude the death that struck down others nearby, stubbornly feels. And they are right.”
― Regarding the Pain of Others
― Regarding the Pain of Others
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