Acts of love Quote by Ben Acker

“And so the broken family nestled into one another, each hoping the others' presences would fill the wound their personal war had left behind.”

— Yaa Gyasi

“It was the bitterest irony; I came to Washington to fight for "the family" and destroyed mine in the process.”

— David Kuo

“Part of the terrible irony of war is that it enlists the best in human nature for purposes of mutual destruction.”

— Lesslie Newbigin

“My mother knew a man during the war. Theirs was a love story, and like any good love story, it left blood on the…

— Mark Slouka

“Just when you think this war has taken everything you loved, you meet someone and realize that somehow you still have more to give”

— Ruta Sepetys

“And isn't love between two people better than hatred, in this world of violence and mourning? There seemed to me a fragile kindness in…

— Jennifer Ryan

“War is sweet to those who have never fought.”

— Jess Rothenberg

“There was a war between them, between love and the right thing to do, and it kept assaulting them, kept keeping them apart.”

— Keira D. Skye

“I've been thinking of something your father said - that the true measure of love is what one is willing to give up for…

— Laura Frantz

“Every day you enjoy the freedom I fought to protect. What greater honor than for a soldier to fight for his own family?”

— Heather Burch

“You get married to have an ally against your family, and now I'm heading into the trenches alone.”

— Jonathan Tropper

“What wars really destroyed were families.”

— Gail Tsukiyama