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> [“I was so burned and emaciated and ill that I staggered through the streets like a drunk. Some of the locals turned their backs on this terrible procession but others jeered and spat at us. I was past caring. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-urquhart/i-was-so-burned-and-emaciated-and-ill-that-i-staggered-through-the/)

[Alistair Urquhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-urquhart/)

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## More by Alistair Urquhart

> [“I knew people were dying around me on the railway but I didn't really want to know. It was too dispiriting. It was difficult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-urquhart/i-knew-people-were-dying-around-me-on-the-railway-but-i-didn-t-really/)

[Alistair Urquhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-urquhart/)

> [“Life is worth living and no matter what it throws at you it is important to keep your eyes on the prize of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-urquhart/life-is-worth-living-and-no-matter-what-it-throws-at-you-it-is/)

[Alistair Urquhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-urquhart/)

> [“I was so burned and emaciated and ill that I staggered through the streets like a drunk. Some of the locals turned their backs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-urquhart/i-was-so-burned-and-emaciated-and-ill-that-i-staggered-through-the/)

[Alistair Urquhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-urquhart/)

> [“How does one describe the feelings of a person who has been through something like we had, something no one could ever have envisaged?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-urquhart/how-does-one-describe-the-feelings-of-a-person-who-has-been-through/)

[Alistair Urquhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-urquhart/)

> [“I could soon see outlines of people in the water in the distance, all of them covered in oil. I had no way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alistair-urquhart/i-could-soon-see-outlines-of-people-in-the-water-in-the-distance-all/)

[Alistair Urquhart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alistair-urquhart/)

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