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"I think there's an important distinction to be made here: this isn't a collection of stories about soldiers so much as it's a collection of stories about people who are soldiers. Similarly, Inks is a veteran, but I think it's important to know he's a"
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"The engaging stories in Soft Targets provide a reader with an illuminating window into the varied facets of existence for a modern American military veteran. The character of the entries ranges from humorous to heart-wrenching, and each is written wi"
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"Definitely understand how a soldier goes back to normally living after the military."
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Inner Story and Outer Story There is a sophisticated plot about a daughter seeking connection with a father lost in Vietnam. Yet guiding us along this journey is the authentic voice of a female lieutenant navigating a majority male space: the 90s-era ...more |
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“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“Bliss—a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious—lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention to the most tedious thing you can find (Tax Returns, Televised Golf) and, in waves, a boredom like you’ve never known will wash over you and just about kill you. Ride these out, and it’s like stepping from black and white into color. Like water after days in the desert. Instant bliss in every atom.”
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“Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.”
― Walden
― Walden
“A farmer, a hunter, a soldier, a reporter, even a philosopher, may be daunted; but nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
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