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Quote by Ernest Hemingway

“You never kill anyone you want to kill in a war, he said to himself.”

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This classic novel delves into the intense experiences of a group of individuals during the tumultuous Spanish Civil War. The narrative follows Robert Jordan, an American dynamiter, as he navigates the complexities of love and the harsh realities of war. The story is rich with philosophical musings on the nature of life and death, making it a profound exploration of human existence. more

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Ernest Hemingway

American author known for his concise and forceful writing style, as well as his profound insights into life. Hemingway's works cover a wide range of themes including war, adventure, and love, with notable titles such as 'The Old Man and the Sea' and 'A Farewell to Arms'. more

“ستنتهي الحرب ويتصافح القادة وتبقى تلك العجوز، تنتظر ولدها الشهيد وتلك الفتاة، تنتظر زوجها الحبيب وأولئك الأطفال، ينتظرون والدهم البطل لا أعلم من باع الوطن! ولكنني رأيتُ من دفع الثمن”

War

Author:محمود درويش

“Thinking about the weather was one way of shutting out of his mind the appalling bloody human mess sprawled out over the bed of this seedy hotel room in central London. The sight and smell was sickening - even to a hardened detective like him. Felling the bile rising in his throat again, he hurried out into the dimly lit corridor. “Where are you, Sergeant? Is the doctor here yet?”

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Book:The French Spy

Source: The French Spy

“You don't want to fight the enemy anymore?" "I don't want to fight anyone. I have no enemies. I want to go home.”

War

Book:The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

Source: The Notebook, The Proof, The Third Lie: Three Novels

“The problem with bearing fanatical witness to this kind of human depravity is that ambiguity and contradiction easily overwhelm the nuance required for understanding. There seems to me that no logic applies to our time of terror, as if it were a dream. There was no lapse of incoherence; none of it was incomprehensible; our shared pain was not sensible then and unexplainable afterwards. It was actually all too real all the time, and we were simply trying to navigate an uncertain passage through it in search of safety.”