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Kevin Powers Quotes

I wasn’t a good student in high school. I wanted to go to college, but they weren’t exactly beating down my door to offer me admission, and it’s so expensive in the U.S. If you join up for a period, the army will pay your school and provide a stipend Picture Quote #1

As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we’re able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you’re in, they become normal Picture Quote #1

It’s not just: you get off the plane, you’re back home, everything’s fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk of being injured in a different way Picture Quote #1

Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a lot of fireworks going off. I knew that I was in Richmond. I knew that I was a college student. But I thought people were shooting at me Picture Quote #1

I understood that ‘The Yellow Birds’ would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so Picture Quote #1

Michael Koryta’s THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask myself, ‘What will happen next?’ I highly recommend it Picture Quote #1

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The male role models I had all seemed to have been in the military. My father served in the army. My uncle was in the Marine Corps. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. There weren’t any career soldiers in my family, but when I was young it seemed like a way of arriving at adulthood Picture Quote #1

...the war came to me in my dreams and showed me its sole purpose: to go on, only to go on Picture Quote #1

Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability Picture Quote #1

But I remember being told that the truth does not depend on being believed Picture Quote #1

The world makes liars of us all Picture Quote #1

I’ve been writing poems and stories since I was about 13 Picture Quote #1

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I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable Picture Quote #1

All pain is the same. Only the details are different Picture Quote #1

It reminded me of talking, how what is said is never quite what was thought, and what is heard is never quite what was said. It wasn’t much in the way of comfort, but everything has a little failure in it, and we still make do somehow Picture Quote #1

You want to fall, that’s all. You think it can’t go on like that. It’s as if your life is a perch on the edge of a cliff and going forward seems impossible, not for a lack of will, but a lack of space. The possibility of another day stands in defiance of the laws of physics. And you can’t go back. So you want to fall, let go, give up, but you can’t. And every breath you take reminds you of that fact. So it goes Picture Quote #1

There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true Picture Quote #1

All choices are illusions, or if they are not illusions their strength is illusory, for one choice must contend with the choices of all the other men and women deciding anything in that moment Picture Quote #1

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To understand the world, one’s place in it, is to be always at the risk of drowning Picture Quote #1

I knew that at least a few of the stars I saw were probably gone already, collapsed into nothing. I felt like I was looking at a lie. But I didn’t mind. The world makes liars of us all Picture Quote #1

I wanted something that I could look back on and say, yes, you were fighting too, you burned to be alive, and whatever failure or accident of nature caused you to be killed could be explained by something other than the fact that I’d missed your giving up Picture Quote #1

The details of the world in which we live are always secondary to the fact that we must live in them Picture Quote #1

I had the feeling that if I encountered anyone they would intuit my disgrace and would judge me instantly. Nothing is more isolating than having a particular history. At least that’s what I thought. Now I know: all pain is the same. Only the details are different Picture Quote #1

I can’t envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light Picture Quote #1

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Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You’re putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre Picture Quote #1

It’s not just: you get off the plane, you’re back home, everything’s fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk of being injured in a different way Picture Quote #1

I understand that it’s incredibly difficult to watch what’s happening on the news every day and not become inured to it. I’ve fallen victim to that myself, wanting to look away Picture Quote #1

I think a lot of the guys I know and a lot of people I’ve talked to, what they want is very often what most people want, a kind of simple life, a livelihood, a family, people who care about them, people they can care about. I think vets on the whole want the same things that everybody else does Picture Quote #1

I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive Picture Quote #1

Writing was always an aspiration, but I’d kept it a secret even from myself Picture Quote #1

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I wasn’t a good student in high school. I wanted to go to college, but they weren’t exactly beating down my door to offer me admission, and it’s so expensive in the U.S. If you join up for a period, the army will pay your school and provide a stipend. (Kevin Powers Quotes) As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we’re able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you’re in, they become normal. (Kevin Powers Quotes) It’s not just: you get off the plane, you’re back home, everything’s fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk of being injured in a different way. (Kevin Powers Quotes) Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a lot of fireworks going off. I knew that I was in Richmond. I knew that I was a college student. But I thought people were shooting at me (Kevin Powers Quotes) I understood that ‘The Yellow Birds’ would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so (Kevin Powers Quotes) Michael Koryta’s THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask myself, ‘What will happen next?’ I highly recommend it (Kevin Powers Quotes) The male role models I had all seemed to have been in the military. My father served in the army. My uncle was in the Marine Corps. Both of my grandfathers served in WWII. There weren’t any career soldiers in my family, but when I was young it seemed like a way of arriving at adulthood (Kevin Powers Quotes) ...the war came to me in my dreams and showed me its sole purpose: to go on, only to go on (Kevin Powers Quotes) Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability (Kevin Powers Quotes) But I remember being told that the truth does not depend on being believed (Kevin Powers Quotes) The world makes liars of us all (Kevin Powers Quotes) I’ve been writing poems and stories since I was about 13 (Kevin Powers Quotes) I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable (Kevin Powers Quotes) All pain is the same. Only the details are different (Kevin Powers Quotes) It reminded me of talking, how what is said is never quite what was thought, and what is heard is never quite what was said. It wasn’t much in the way of comfort, but everything has a little failure in it, and we still make do somehow (Kevin Powers Quotes) You want to fall, that’s all. You think it can’t go on like that. It’s as if your life is a perch on the edge of a cliff and going forward seems impossible, not for a lack of will, but a lack of space. The possibility of another day stands in defiance of the laws of physics. And you can’t go back. So you want to fall, let go, give up, but you can’t. And every breath you take reminds you of that fact. So it goes (Kevin Powers Quotes) There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true (Kevin Powers Quotes) All choices are illusions, or if they are not illusions their strength is illusory, for one choice must contend with the choices of all the other men and women deciding anything in that moment (Kevin Powers Quotes) To understand the world, one’s place in it, is to be always at the risk of drowning (Kevin Powers Quotes) I knew that at least a few of the stars I saw were probably gone already, collapsed into nothing. I felt like I was looking at a lie. But I didn’t mind. The world makes liars of us all (Kevin Powers Quotes) I wanted something that I could look back on and say, yes, you were fighting too, you burned to be alive, and whatever failure or accident of nature caused you to be killed could be explained by something other than the fact that I’d missed your giving up (Kevin Powers Quotes) The details of the world in which we live are always secondary to the fact that we must live in them (Kevin Powers Quotes) I had the feeling that if I encountered anyone they would intuit my disgrace and would judge me instantly. Nothing is more isolating than having a particular history. At least that’s what I thought. Now I know: all pain is the same. Only the details are different (Kevin Powers Quotes) I can’t envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light (Kevin Powers Quotes) Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You’re putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre (Kevin Powers Quotes) It’s not just: you get off the plane, you’re back home, everything’s fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk of being injured in a different way (Kevin Powers Quotes) I understand that it’s incredibly difficult to watch what’s happening on the news every day and not become inured to it. I’ve fallen victim to that myself, wanting to look away (Kevin Powers Quotes) I think a lot of the guys I know and a lot of people I’ve talked to, what they want is very often what most people want, a kind of simple life, a livelihood, a family, people who care about them, people they can care about. I think vets on the whole want the same things that everybody else does (Kevin Powers Quotes) I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular piece of input changes the way I think about writing seems counterproductive (Kevin Powers Quotes) Writing was always an aspiration, but I’d kept it a secret even from myself (Kevin Powers Quotes)

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