You want to fall, that's all. You think it can't go on like that. It's as if your life is a perch on the edge of a cliff and going forward seems impossible, not for a lack of will, but a lack of space. The possibility of another day stands in defiance of the laws of physics. And you can't go back. So you want to fall, let go, give up, but you can't. And every breath you take reminds you of that fact. So it goes.
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…
- Kevin Powers
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.
Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability. - Kevin Powers
Freedom is not the same as lack of accountability.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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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