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I have traveled a long road from the battlefield to the peace table.

— Moshe Dayan

As a society, you were unwilling to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths…

— Mohsin Hamid

I grew up acutely aware of the exile and distance caused by war.

— Hiam Abbass

...Sometimes I suspect that what had really happened was that we became more resigned, more cynical, raised our pain thresholds as we lowered our…

— Emma Donoghue

Most people coming out of war feel lost and resentful. What had been a minute-to-minute confrontation with yourself, your struggle with what courage you…

— Lillian Hellman

War made my everyday problems seem much smaller, and when it is hard sometimes, I just remember that it could be much worse.

— Edin Dzeko

It was as if I were writing letters to hold together the pieces of my crumbling life.

— Haruki Murakami

After the war I was going to make up for lost time. But the time I spent away, it's still lost. No matter what…

— Steven Herrick

Maybe you had to leave in order to really miss a place; maybe you had to travel to figure out how beloved your starting…

— Jodi Picoult

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of…

— Noel Coward

That strange feeling we had inthe war. Have you found anything in your lives since toequal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness…

— Noël Coward

What message, years of conflagration, have you: madness or hope? On thin cheeks strained by war and liberation bloody reflections still remain.

— Alexander Blok