"I did a study of soldiers returning from Iraq, and their levels of PTSD were much higher if they had had to shoot a woman or child, even if they knew the person was a suicide bomber."

-- Mia Bloom

#Suicide Quotes #Children Quotes #Iraq Quotes

“I split the omelet between the plates and stopped when Curran's arms closed about me. He pulled me against him, pressing my back against his chest. I heard him inhale my scent. His lips grazed my temple. Here we were, alone, in my kitchen, holding each other while breakfast cooled on the table. This was some sort of alternate universe, with a different Kate, who wasn't hunted like a wild animal and who could have these sorts of things. "What's up?" I asked softly. "Just making sure you know you're caught.”
“Supermodels are over, and the new picture girl has become the television actress.”
“Had mankind listened to the Creator when he advised his children to never create his image, or give him a name, then humanity would not be so confused and divided in believing that every faith is worshiping a different god.”
“When we fail to live up to our ideals, for instance, we might begin to wonder who we are - most people are aware of a discrepancy, I think. There are idiosyncrasies and foibles, but we're not sure if these are essential. Some people think they are the most essential things of all.”
“All the people know Tomba, but not the real Alberto,”
“I think I love jokes! The best jokes are equal to the best art, in my mind, and as rare.”

Source : "Scratches in the Temple Wall - An Interview with Travis Nichols". Interview with Paul Killebrew, logger.believermag.com. July 29, 2013.
“There are some quite tricky challenges facing everybody working in Crimea and I shall be engaging with various government people.”
“It's one thing to have talent. It's another to figure out how to use it.”

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