Prayer in a combat zone serves exactly the same purpose as it does in peacetime. In war, the stakes are life and death, true; but if you believe in God and in the notion of a human soul, then we are always making decisions of tremendous significance. Phil Klay combatdeathdecision share on social
I started with things that I was troubled by or confused by or interested in, and then I wrote stories to try to puzzle my way through it. But the question is not how to represent war, because it's an abstract thing that's felt differently for all the characters. Phil Klay abstractcharacterconfuse share on social
Oftentimes, discussion of war gets flattened to a discussion of trauma. Phil Klay discussionflattenoftentimes Change image and share on social
We have been travelling through a cloud. The sky has been dark ever since the war began. Black Kettle beginclouddark Change image and share on social
So this guy, Jeff Johnson, who is an accountant who cares nothing at all about a free press and cares nothing about journalism, he's a right winger who supported the war, you know, who two years ago told people he couldn't stand a word that I wrote. Robert Scheer accountantagocare share on social
Reasoned arguments and suggestions which make allowance for the full difficulties of the state of war that exists may help, and will always be listened to with respect and sympathy. Stafford Cripps allowanceargumentdifficulty Change image and share on social
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon pityrespectsurvivor Change image and share on social
I began to speak well at a very advanced age - 15, 16, 17 years old. It was psychological: the trauma of war, my family and growing up on my own. I was more or less a street kid. Roberto Cavalli advanceagebegin Change image and share on social
I think that you can honour the sacrifices of a common soldier without glorifying war. Geraldine Brooks commonglorifyhonour Change image and share on social
I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of two or three to eight in a coal cellar really. David Bailey agecellarcoal Change image and share on social
