“It's your job, Marine, to stay alive. If that means getting comfortable with your inner darkness, then that's what you do.” — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“There's so much pain in the house it's like being wrapped in plastic.” — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“We’ve all been at least a little broken by the world. But the world only notices when we try to hurt it back.” — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“Those who are the least guilty are the ones who feel most at fault.” — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“Ask most people in America what “normal” is, and they’ll tell you it’s a roof and three squares a day. It’s a decent job… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“You could throw everything you had at a problem—firepower, manpower, logistical support. You could get a lot of really smart people working on it.… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“I've spent too much of my life trying to leave the past behind. But the past is a leech. Digs its head into you… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“Someone once told me you can take the boy out of the war. But not the war out of the man.” — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“And I ran hard into a truth I’d known since Iraq. You could throw everything you had at a problem—firepower, manpower, logistical support. You… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“motes of dust had begun drifting back to earth like startled birds returning to roost. In the thinning haze, law enforcement continued to arrive… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“We are part of what society can't bear to remember. Because if they really think about it, if they really look at us and… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
