Conflict Quote by R. Quejas-Risdon Download Open image ““Life had a hair-trigger feel to it. At any moment any dispute could escalate into shooting”” — R. Quejas-Risdon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Conflict Disputes Life Peacekeeping Time United nations War
“The trigger gave; I felt the smooth underside of the butt; and there, in that noise, sharp and deafening at the same time, is where it all started. I shook off the sweat and the sun. I knew that I had shattered the harmony of the day, the exceptional silence of a beach where I'd been happy. Then I fired… — Albert Camus Copy Share
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“I had the whole road to myself, for no one was yet stirring, and I walked on, with a slouching, dogged gait. The gray shooting-jacket was on my back, and from the end of my brother’s rifle hung a small bundle of my clothes. My fingers worked moodily at the stock and trigger, and I thought that this indeed was… — Herman Melville Copy Share
“And I fired four more times at a lifeless body and the bullets sank in without leaving a mark. And it was like giving… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. And it was like knocking four… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
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“Someone had to show them there was more to life than constant war, that was my mission.” — R. Quejas-Risdon Copy Share Image
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