Be Safe I Love You Quotes

“What's wrong with you, Daniel? How can you laugh about these things?" And I'm like, 'Cause crying only gets you halfway there, duh.”
― Cara Hoffman, Be Safe I Love You

“Suicide is now the leading cause of death for US service members and veterans, far outstripping combat-related deaths.”
― Cara Hoffman, Be Safe I Love You: A Novel

“Now that she’d done her own tour she could see a little bit of the war in him, his familiarity with silences, his drive, a reconciled sorrow that lifted the corners of his mouth in a kind of mocking self-abnegation. The weight of being alive, being a victim of the killing you’ve done.”
― Cara Hoffman, Be Safe I Love You: A Novel

“She was either never or always afraid... She knew now that the difference between never and always was small. Never and always are separated by a wasp’s waist, a small sliver of safety glass, one bead of sweat; separated by the seven seconds it takes to exhale the air from your lungs, to make your body as still as the corpse you are about to create.”
― Cara Hoffman, Be Safe I Love You