“I was given the ability to create stories and characters. That's my part of the long chain of writers, publishers, agents, booksellers, librarians, and a host of others who eventually deliver literature to the world. I want to do for others what Eudora Welty did for me.” WorldWantLongCharacterStoriesLiteratureGivenAbilityChainsAgentsHostPublishersLibrarianBooksellers Author:Karl Marlantes
“Vietnam was the first time that Americans of different races had to depend on each other. In the Second World War, they were segregated; it was in Vietnam that American integration happened in the military - and it wasn't easy.” WorldFirstsDifferentWarEasyRaceHappenedMilitaryDependsFirst TimeWar Of The WorldsVietnamIntegrationSecond World WarDifferent Races Author:Karl Marlantes
“He ran as he'd never run before, with neither hope nor despair. He ran because the world was divided into opposites and his side had already been chosen for him, his only choice being whether or not to play his part with heart and courage. He ran because fate had placed him in a position of responsibility and he had accepted the burden. He ran because his self-respect required it. He ran because he loved his friends and this was the only thing he could do to end the madness that was killing and maiming them.” WorldLoveHeartEndsSelfPlayRunningAgeChoicesSidesResponsibilityFatePositionDespairOppositesMadnessKillingBurdenAcceptedChosenRanSelf RespectDivided Author:Karl Marlantes
“He thought of the jungle, already regrowing around him to cover the scars they had created. He thought of the tiger, killing to eat. Was that evil? And ants? They killed. No, the jungle wasn’t evil. It was indifferent. So, too, was the world. Evil, then, must be the negation of something man had added to the world. Ultimately, it was caring about something that made the world liable to evil. Caring. And then the caring gets torn asunder. Everybody dies, but not everybody cares.” MenWorldMadeCareDiesEvilKillingCaringScarIndifferentTigersTornJungleAntsLiableNegation Book:Matterhorn Source: Matterhorn
“This nation should be less worried about putting the Vietnam syndrome behind us than restarting the World War II victory syndrome that resulted in the Vietnam syndrome in the first place.” WorldShouldFirstsWarNationsBehindsVictoryWorriedWar Of The WorldsVietnamWorld War IiWorld War ISyndromes Book:What It Is Like To Go To War Source: What It Is Like To Go To War
