“Now that she’d done her own tour she could see a little bit of the war in him, his familiarity with silences, his drive, a reconciled sorrow that lifted the corners of his mouth in a kind of mocking self-abnegation.… — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“ 'A man can only take so much pretty walking back and forth in front of him.' He said pretty like he meant something… — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Suicide is now the leading cause of death for US service members and veterans, far outstripping combat-related deaths.” — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“She was either never or always afraid... She knew now that the difference between never and always was small. Never and always are separated… — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Sometimes she felt she had fallen asleep inside herself while she was wide awake working.” — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“This is shitty to say, but there's not much pathos involved in a case like that. Think about it: Little So-and-so the Fourth drowns… — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“What's wrong with you, Daniel? How can you laugh about these things?" And I'm like, 'Cause crying only gets you halfway there, duh.” — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“Now that she’d done her own tour she could see a little bit of the war in him, his familiarity with silences, his drive,… — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
“How disposable is a woman's life? How expected. How unsurprising. How normal. How many times a week, a month, a year does that happen?” — Cara Hoffman Copy Share Image
