It's very hard to articulate the things that are important about writing. Tim O'Brien articulatehardimportant Change image and share on social
After each of my books about the war has appeared, I thought it might be the last, but I've stopped saying that to myself. There are just too many stories left to tell - in fact, more all the time. Tim O'Brien appearbookfact Change image and share on social
I didn't get into writing to make money or get famous or any of that. I got into it to hit hearts, and man, when I get letters not just from the soldiers but from their kids, especially their kids, it makes it all worthwhile. Tim O'Brien famoushearthit share on social
From the year of his birth in 1914 until the outbreak of war in 1941, my father lived in a mostly white, mostly working-class, mostly Irish Catholic neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Tim O'Brien birthbrooklyncatholic Change image and share on social
Inside I feel much like a 12-year-old or a 17-year-old who knows big words. Tim O'Brien bigfeelinside Change image and share on social
Stories can encourage us and embolden us to face ourselves and to feel. Stories can make us feel less alone. If we're reading a story that moves us, we can feel that emotion that I feel towards my father or mother or girlfriend. So they can give us late-night company. Tim O'Brien companyemboldenemotion share on social
I live in my head all day long and the world is a little dreamy. Tim O'Brien daydreamyhead Change image and share on social
War is a fundamental aspect of human existence. It's good to know what war entails and what the human sacrifice is. Tim O'Brien aspectentailexistence Change image and share on social
With no draft, the only people who went to war were those who wanted to, or at least those who wanted to join the military. Tim O'Brien draftjoinmilitary Change image and share on social
Who do you call a civilian in a guerilla war? I mean, it might be a farmer by day or a merchant, a housewife, and by night the housewife may be helping to make landmines and booby traps and who knows. Tim O'Brien boobycallcivilian Change image and share on social
