Ambush

Book by Barbara Nickless · 12 quotes · Marines, Bad, Bad Luck

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“Trust in God, but tether your camel well. -- Arabic saying”

God Trust

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“There are good and bad people on both sides of a conflict. The trick is in figuring out which is which. And who is working for whom.”

People Conflict Good Bad

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“Before the bomb hits, there comes a shriek that splits your soul.”

Soul Bomb

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“The only way you feel safe in a relationship is if you feel free to leave it.”

Relationship

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“Marines don't cry.”

Cry Marines

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“A war in five senses. Blood, sweat, tears, dust, pain.”

War Pain Blood Tears Senses Dust

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“We were the marines the other Marines avoided. The pariahs, the bad-luck charms. The ones no one wanted to risk being near. As if we didn't just process death. As if we brought it.”

Death Bad Luck Marines Pariah

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“I've killed people. I've tortured people. Sometimes under orders. Sometimes to stay alive. I need to be clear on this, Sydney. So you know who I am.”

Killed Tortured

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“Her husband had come home a hero. But he'd also come home with memory issues, a limp, PTSD, and a huge ration of cynicism that he hadn't had before.”

Hero Memory Cynicism Veteran Ptsd

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“But if there's anything I've learned, it's that life will explode one land mine after another, even when all you're trying to do is walk from the couch to the refrigerator.”

Life Explode Land Mine

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“Don't be afraid of the ugly in your past. The trauma. The failures and mistakes. The what-ifs and the what-the-hell-was-I-thinking and the times someone broke your heart. They're over and done with, a pile of bones you can use to stand tall. - Peter Hayes, Clinical Therapist, VA Hospital”

Past Trauma Mistakes Failures

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“Most of us--maybe all of us--are broken in some way. Depending on who we are, those cracks can either let in the darkness or the light.”

Light Darkness Broken

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