Simply put, the best sentence(s) I’ve read this past week, presented out of context and without commentary.
They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried.
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
Great line and a great book!
ReplyDeleteFantastic book from a Minnesota native! Heart tearing quotes and prose that is hard to read and must have been harder to live. A must read for any human being who wants to know what love and desolation feel like at the same time. I still carry my P38 after 35 years. It's a simple can opener, but we've both seen a lot together.
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