“We carry the world. They did. All those young men did. They carried the world, and it was heavy, and they didn't know what to do with it. Was this the rest? Was this the war? Things had already spun out of control and they weren't always as black and white or as right or wrong as Nick liked to think.” LoveWarHurtRegretIraqRemorseLessonDeploymentGuilty Conscience Book:A Hard And Heavy Thing Source: A Hard And Heavy Thing
“Oh God, what do we do?" "Do?" Levi said, looking oddly triumphant, like his plans for the night had finally materialized, Like he had been hoping for some disaster like this to happen so he didn't have to be bored anymore. Like even a dying girl in his bathtub was better than calling his mother to confirm that his grandfather actually was dead, and that what he had heard on the answering machine wasn't a mere auditory hallucination. "We save her, of course.” LoveWarHurtRelationshipRegretGuiltPtsdRemorseDeployment Book:A Hard And Heavy Thing Source: A Hard And Heavy Thing