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title: "3 War Child Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [For many observers, a child who has known nothing but war, a child for whom the Kalashnikov is the only way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ishmael-beah/for-many-observers-a-child-who-has-known-nothing-but-war-a-child-for/)

[Ishmael Beah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ishmael-beah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdc/ishmael-beah-10467_another_for-many-observers-a-child-who-has-known_144761.jpg)

> [We were taught fortitude by our parents, who had gone through the war. Being a child then was fun. We could go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-jason/we-were-taught-fortitude-by-our-parents-who-had-gone-through-the-war/)

[David Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-jason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9e/david-jason-5031_children_we-were-taught-fortitude-by-our-parents_1007439.jpg)

> [The World War I, I'm a child of World War I. And I really know about the children of war. Because both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-lessing/the-world-war-i-i-m-a-child-of-world-war-i-and-i-really-know-about/)

[Doris Lessing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-lessing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/doris-lessing-501_about_the-world-war-i-i-m-a-child-of-world-war_3048754.png)

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