“In a very short time, a few days at most, America disappears. Its streets and cities drift and fade away; they are replaced by orchards and date groves and the Tigris, by an Iraqi countryside in a time of violence.” — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“The scar said—that which is written in the flesh is irrefutable. This is the mark of a man. This is what it takes.” — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“It should make you shake and sweat, nightmare you, strand you in the desert of irrevocable desolation, the consequences seared into the vein, no… — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“Has this year made me a better lover? Will I understand something of hardship, of loss, will a lover sense this in my kiss… — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“each twist of the round spun deeper, because here, Bullet, here is where the world ends, every time.” — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“Open the hurt locker and see what there is of knives and teeth. Open the hurt locker and learn how rough men come hunting… — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“Believe it when you see it. Believe it when a twelve-year-old rolls a grenade into the room.” — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
“In a very short time, a few days at most, America disappears. Its streets and cities drift and fade away; they are replaced by… — Brian Turner Copy Share Image
