Kevin Powers Quotes

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• The details of the world in which we live are always secondary to the fact that we must live in them.
• The war tried to kill us in the spring. As grass greened the plains of Nineveh and the weather warmed, we patrolled the low-slung hills…
• I had the feeling that if I encountered anyone they would intuit my disgrace and would judge me instantly. Nothing is more isolating than having…
• My personal opinion is that if someone writes honestly about war, it will inherently be anti-war,
• Michael Koryta's THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD is an absolutely thrilling read. I read most of it with my breath held, occasionally exhaling to ask…
• It reminded me of talking, how what is said is never quite what was thought, and what is heard is never quite what was said.…
• As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're…
• I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.
• I guess I find the boundaries between poetry and prose to be somewhat permeable.
• I understood that 'The Yellow Birds' would be a peculiar representation of the experience of being at war. I intended it to be so.
• I'm always most interested in writing about things that I don't understand.
• I've been writing poems and stories since I was about 13.
• Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.
• Writing was always an aspiration, but I'd kept it a secret even from myself.
• I know that the writers I read and admire all have an influence on my work, but trying to determine to what degree any particular…
• I think a lot of the guys I know and a lot of people I've talked to, what they want is very often what most…
• I understand that it's incredibly difficult to watch what's happening on the news every day and not become inured to it. I've fallen victim to…
• It's not just: you get off the plane, you're back home, everything's fine. Maybe the physical danger ends, but soldiers are still deeply at risk…
• Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and…
• Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a…

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