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title: "5 Contemporary Quotes By Slava Pilotoff"
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> [“Life’s a no-rules cage fight.” That’s what Alex used to say—back when he still had fire in his eyes, when it sounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/life-s-a-no-rules-cage-fight-that-s-what-alex-used-to-say-back-when/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

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> [“The war didn’t break everything. It just kept unraveling afterward. The men dragged it back home with them...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/the-war-didn-t-break-everything-it-just-kept-unraveling-afterward-the/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/slava-pilotoff-41181_contemporary_the-war-didn-t-break-everything-it-just_533249.jpg)

> [“This was what they’d been told all along in the army: “It’s us or them. War’s coming. No way around it.” And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/this-was-what-they-d-been-told-all-along-in-the-army-it-s-us-or-them/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b9/slava-pilotoff-41181_contemporary_this-was-what-they-d-been-told-all-along_1213703.jpg)

> [“You don’t get it, babe,” he said, still looking at the sky. “World War III already started.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/you-don-t-get-it-babe-he-said-still-looking-at-the-sky-world-war-iii/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

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> [“You don’t get it, babe,” he said, still looking at the sky. “World War III already started.” She propped herself up on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/you-don-t-get-it-babe-he-said-still-looking-at-the-sky-world-war-iii-2/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

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## Other authors on Contemporary

## More by Slava Pilotoff

> [“People always think the best is still ahead.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/people-always-think-the-best-is-still-ahead/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“Life’s a no-rules cage fight.” That’s what Alex used to say—back when he still had fire in his eyes, when it sounded like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/life-s-a-no-rules-cage-fight-that-s-what-alex-used-to-say-back-when/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“The war didn’t break everything. It just kept unraveling afterward. The men dragged it back home with them...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/the-war-didn-t-break-everything-it-just-kept-unraveling-afterward-the/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“Husband . . . Father . . .” her mom mocked. “You think it’s the same man. But war slices people open. You married…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/husband-father-her-mom-mocked-you-think-it-s-the-same-man-but-war/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“Lena squeezed her eyes shut until white flashes popped. And in that moment she knew: nothing would ever be the same again. Childhood was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/lena-squeezed-her-eyes-shut-until-white-flashes-popped-and-in-that/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“This was what they’d been told all along in the army: “It’s us or them. War’s coming. No way around it.” And now the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/this-was-what-they-d-been-told-all-along-in-the-army-it-s-us-or-them/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“In her phone, his number was saved as “Gladiator”—not his real name. That way, it wouldn’t hurt as much to delete it later.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/in-her-phone-his-number-was-saved-as-gladiator-not-his-real-name-that/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“Being with him was like smashing against a stone wall—shattering into pieces on impact. He stood unshakable, all steel and rage, hearing nothing but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/being-with-him-was-like-smashing-against-a-stone-wall-shattering-into/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“You don’t get it, babe,” he said, still looking at the sky. “World War III already started.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/you-don-t-get-it-babe-he-said-still-looking-at-the-sky-world-war-iii/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

> [“You don’t get it, babe,” he said, still looking at the sky. “World War III already started.” She propped herself up on one elbow,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slava-pilotoff/you-don-t-get-it-babe-he-said-still-looking-at-the-sky-world-war-iii-2/)

[Slava Pilotoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slava-pilotoff/)

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