Little Bro Quote by Barbara Nickless

““We’ve all been at least a little broken by the world. But the world only notices when we try to hurt it back.””

Barbara Nickless

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“There's so much pain in the house it's like being wrapped in plastic.”

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“Those who are the least guilty are the ones who feel most at fault.”

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“You could throw everything you had at a problem—firepower, manpower, logistical support. You could get a lot of really smart people working on it.…

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“I've spent too much of my life trying to leave the past behind. But the past is a leech. Digs its head into you…

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“Someone once told me you can take the boy out of the war. But not the war out of the man.”

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“And I ran hard into a truth I’d known since Iraq. You could throw everything you had at a problem—firepower, manpower, logistical support. You could get a lot of really smart people working on it. You could even get a lot of people to sacrifice their lives for it. And, in the end, might be all you’ve got is the…

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“What we did over there? That's the lie.”

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“motes of dust had begun drifting back to earth like startled birds returning to roost. In the thinning haze, law enforcement continued to arrive…

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“We are part of what society can't bear to remember. Because if they really think about it, if they really look at us and…

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“But don’t be afraid. It’s just God rearranging the clouds.”

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“She told him that life is not good if it's a lie.”

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