“Do not call us heroes. Not if you are calling us that in order to absolve yourself of guilt over sending us off to an unwinnable war. Some of us are heroes. But some of us never had the chance.… — 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
