It's not so much the question that offends me; it's that the people asking it don't seem to respect the moral seriousness of the question. — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
Fiction is a place where people can meet, where they take the time to very seriously examine and think about the experiences of other… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
“late for that,” said Major Zima. “Besides, if there’s one thing I’ve learned doing Civil Affairs in Iraq, it’s that it’s hard to come… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
Our country regularly uses military force, but only a fraction of Americans serve in the military. This means fewer and fewer people have a… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
Part of the reason I'm writing it is to try to figure out what that is myself. It's not like I came back from… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
“She spent all his combat pay before he got back, and she was five months pregnant, which, for a Marine coming back from a… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
There are two ways to tell the story. Funny or sad. Guys like it funny, with lots of gore and a grin on your… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
“And glad as I was to be in the States, and even though I hated the past seven months and the only thing that… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
“Chaplain Vega’s a tall Mexican guy with a mustache that looks like it’s about to jump off his face and fuck the first rodent… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
It's not so much the question that offends me; it's that the people asking it don't seem to respect the moral seriousness of the… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
Writing fiction means putting a lot of what you believe about the world at risk, because you have to follow your characters. — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
“In 2008, around the time I got there, the 82nd Air- borne was building greenhouses near Tikrit. It was a brave new world, and… — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
