“There's so much pain in the house it's like being wrapped in plastic.” — Barbara Nickless Pain 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… — Barbara Nickless Little Bro Copy Share Image
“Those who are the least guilty are the ones who feel most at fault.” — Barbara Nickless Regret 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… — Barbara Nickless American dream 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… — Barbara Nickless Smart people 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… — Barbara Nickless Blood 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 War 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… — Barbara Nickless Smart people 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… — Barbara Nickless Law enforcement 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… — Barbara Nickless Cost Copy Share Image
“But don’t be afraid. It’s just God rearranging the clouds.” — Barbara Nickless Fear Copy Share Image
“Scientists say that when we recall something from our past, it isn’t as simple as taking out a photograph from an album.… — Barbara Nickless Memory Copy Share Image
“It's your job, Marine, to stay alive. If that means getting comfortable with your inner darkness, then that's what you do.” — Barbara Nickless Alive Copy Share Image
“Do not call us heroes. Not if you are calling us that in order to absolve yourself of guilt over sending us… — Barbara Nickless War Copy Share Image
“sometimes your best self was your worst self. That sometimes you couldn’t separate the two. My lieutenant had told me that Marines… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“He rolled his eyes at me. “Fuck that. You go without me, I’ll just follow you.” “You’re more Marine than a Marine.”… — Barbara Nickless Copy Share Image
“Guilt is a useless emotion. It cuts you off at the knees and offers nothing in return.” — Barbara Nickless Regret Copy Share Image
“Photographs, like ghosts, are the persistence of memory. Over time, people fade from our recollection, or change. Their faces become kinder or… — Barbara Nickless Change Copy Share Image
“The bad guys don't wear signs. And all of us are only human.” — Barbara Nickless Bad guy Copy Share Image
