At the bottom, all wars are the same because they involve death and maiming and wounding, and grieving mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. Tim O'Brien bottomdaughterdeath Change image and share on social
It's one thing to say you're for the war; it's another thing to send your kid to war - your daughter or your son. Tim O'Brien daughterkidsend Change image and share on social
I think I'm a pretty moral guy, a very moral guy, but I'm not perfect. Tim O'Brien guymoralperfect Change image and share on social
Is the Mona Lisa an 'accurate' representation of the actual human model for the painting? Who knows? Who cares? It's a great piece of art. It moves us. It makes us wonder, makes us gape - finally makes us look inward at ourselves. Tim O'Brien accurateactualart share on social
Everyone acts stupid at some time in order to be loved. Tim O'Brien actloveorder Change image and share on social
For me, at least, Vietnam was partly love. With each step, each light-year of a second, a foot soldier is always almost dead, or so it feels, and in such circumstances, you can't help but love. Tim O'Brien circumstancedeadfelt Change image and share on social
Fantasy has a dark side to it. It also has a light hemisphere - the power of the human imagination to keep going, to imagine a better tomorrow. Tim O'Brien darkfantasyhemisphere Change image and share on social
Fiction, maybe art in general, is a tentative, uncertain enterprise; it's not science, it's an exploration, but you never find much in the way of answers. Tim O'Brien answerartenterprise Change image and share on social
I know what it is to feel unloved, to want revenge, to make mistakes, to suffer disappointment, yet also to find the courage to go forward in life. Tim O'Brien couragedisappointmentfeel Change image and share on social
Stories are not explanations of the world we live in. Science does that, and math does that. Our obligation as fiction writers is to enhance the mysteries. Tim O'Brien enhanceexplanationfiction Change image and share on social
