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> [My despair is less despair than boredom and loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/my-despair-is-less-despair-than-boredom-and-loneliness/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

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## More by Anthony Swofford

> [I think the combatant is always burdened with returning and making his way through his past. And that we as citizens have a responsibility…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/i-think-the-combatant-is-always-burdened-with-returning-and-making/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“Some wars are unavoidable and need well be fought, but this doesn't erase warfare's waste. Sorry, we must say to the mothers whose son's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/some-wars-are-unavoidable-and-need-well-be-fought-but-this-doesn-t/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“During the few months Troy had been back home, he’d told his friends about us, and so we quickly eased into the conversation as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/during-the-few-months-troy-had-been-back-home-he-d-told-his-friends/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“Was your old man in the war?" "He was in the air force. He built runways." "The fucking air farce. He ever tell you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/was-your-old-man-in-the-war-he-was-in-the-air-force-he-built-runways/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [My combat action has commenced... I've pissed my pants, but only a little.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/my-combat-action-has-commenced-i-ve-pissed-my-pants-but-only-a-little/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [Right now in American writing there is no genre as exciting as memoir - the writer can do anything, as long as it works.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/right-now-in-american-writing-there-is-no-genre-as-exciting-as-memoir/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“There was no such thing as a private life, all lives were public.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/there-was-no-such-thing-as-a-private-life-all-lives-were-public/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [A story: A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/a-story-a-man-fires-a-rifle-for-many-years-and-he-goes-to-war-and/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [If while alive you hurt or disappoint people you love, there's no use continuing such behavior when you're dead.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/if-while-alive-you-hurt-or-disappoint-people-you-love-there-s-no-use/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“Now I often think of the first time I received artillery fire, and the subsequent obliteration of the enemy observation post. I'll never know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/now-i-often-think-of-the-first-time-i-received-artillery-fire-and-the/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“When you fail, you disgrace yourself and others. When you succeed, be proud and others will be proud for you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/when-you-fail-you-disgrace-yourself-and-others-when-you-succeed-be/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [My despair is less despair than boredom and loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/my-despair-is-less-despair-than-boredom-and-loneliness/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [“I have gone to war and now I can issue my complaint. I can sit on my porch and complain all day. And you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/i-have-gone-to-war-and-now-i-can-issue-my-complaint-i-can-sit-on-my/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [Every war is different. Every war is the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/every-war-is-different-every-war-is-the-same/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

> [It dosnt matter how many mr. and mrs. johnsons are anti war- the actuall killers who know how to use the weapons are not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/it-dosnt-matter-how-many-mr-and-mrs-johnsons-are-anti-war-the-actuall/)

[Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/)

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