It reminded me of talking, how what is said is never quite what was thought, and what is heard is never quite what was said. It wasn’t much in the way of comfort, but everything has a little failure in it, and we still make do somehow.
Writing was always an aspiration, but I'd kept it a secret even from myself. - Kevin Powers
Writing was always an aspiration, but I'd kept it a secret even from myself.
- Kevin Powers
Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability. - Kevin Powers
Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.
Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a lot of firework… - Kevin Powers
Noises and smells, those can bring back powerful memories. I remember when I was going to school one Fourth of July, and there were a lot of firework…
There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true. - Kevin Powers
There is a sharp distinction between what is remembered, what is told and what is true.
To understand the world, one’s place in it, is to be always at the risk of drowning. - Kevin Powers
To understand the world, one’s place in it, is to be always at the risk of drowning.
There's something immediate about the experience of reading a poem. It makes sense in my own mind, but I'm trying to figure out a way to articulate i… - Kevin Powers
There's something immediate about the experience of reading a poem. It makes sense in my own mind, but I'm trying to figure out a way to articulate i…
I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light. - Kevin Powers
I can't envision an honest war novel that left war in a positive light.
Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centr… - Kevin Powers
Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centr…
As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're in, t… - Kevin Powers
As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're in, t…
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