"I was born in Munich, and my father was stationed in Salzburg. For the first three years of my life, I lived in Austria back when the American Army was still in Austria. I grew up subsequently in posts around the country around veterans."

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Source : "Rick Atkinson talks "The Guns at Last Light"". Interview with John Barron, www.chicagotribune.com. May 10, 2013.

Rick Atkinson

#Thank You Quotes #Country Quotes #Memorial Day Quotes

“Same sex marriage is a disgrace to the nation and to God. When I was growing up, â€˜ungqingiliâ€™ [homosexuals in isiZulu] could not stand in front of me, I would knock him out.”
“It can be frightening to spend 5 weeks alone in a cabin in the wilderness. I was able to collect my thoughts and worked a lot - because I couldn't do anything else.”
“Writing has been challenging at times but that's where all the growth is. I know I'm in the right place if it's difficult. Something a British writer said to me once was: "If the project doesn't make him wobble, he doesn't take it." You have to be uncomfortable to grow.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“It's better sometimes when we don't get to touch our dreams.”
“The way that I see third person is it's actually first person. Writing for me is all voice work. Third person narrative is just as character-driven as first person narrative for me in terms of a voice. I don't write very much in third person.”
“Man, if I can get a burp out of that little thing I feel such a sense of accomplishment.”
“Nothing new that is really interesting comes without collaboration”
“Yahoo! is the only company with both scale and leadership in branded and search advertising.”

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