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Tim O'Brien is an American novelist born on October 1, 1946. His works, set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, explore themes of war and memory through personal experiences and fictional narratives. O'Brien's writing style is unique, utilizing nonlinear storytelling and metafictional techniques.

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“War is hell, but that's not the half of it, because war is also mystery and terror and adventure and courage and discovery and holiness and pity and despair and longing and love. War is nasty; war is fun. War is thrilling; war is drudgery. War makes you a man; war makes you dead.”

Men Love War Age Fun Half Hell Mystery Adventure Despair Discovery And Love Longing Terror Pity Holiness Nasty Thrilling Drudgery

Book:The Things They Carried

Source: The Things They Carried

“Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to.”

Men War Died Embarrassed Emotional Baggage

Book:The Things They Carried

Source: The Things They Carried

“All that peace, man, if felt so good it hurt. I want to hurt it back.”

Ifs Men Want Felt Hurt It Hurts

Book:The Things They Carried

Source: The Things They Carried

“It was very sad, he thought. The things men carried inside. The things men did or felt they had to do.”

Men Felt Very Sad

Book:The Things They Carried

Source: The Things They Carried

“Each of us, I suppose needs his illusions. Life after death. A maker of planets. A woman to love, a man to hate. Something sacred. But what a waste.”

Men Needs Hate Planets Waste Illusion Sacred Makers After Death Life After Death

Book:Tomcat in Love

Source: Tomcat in Love

“They carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die. Grief, terror, love, longing--these were intangibles, but the intangibles had their own mass and specific gravity, they had tangible weight. They carried shameful memories. They carried the common secret of cowardice.... Men killed, and died, because they were embarrassed not to.”

Men Might Dies Memories Common Grief Secret Emotional Mass Weight Died Longing Terror Gravity Cowardice Embarrassed Tangible Shameful Baggage Emotional Baggage

Book:The Things They Carried

Source: The Things They Carried

About the Author

Born: October 1, 1946
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 133

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