“And in the end, of course, a true war story is never about war. It’s about sunlight. It’s about the special way that dawn spreads out on a river when you know you must cross the river and march into the mountains and do things you are afraid to do. It’s about love and memory.”
— How to Tell a True War Story by Tim O’Brien
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(Source: thegettingout, via libraryland)