"We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our pain and suffering and turn the tragedy of our lives into a triumph."

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Source : "The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq" by Ron Kovic, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 18, 2006.

Ron Kovic

#Pain Quotes #War Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“You are responsible for the world that you live in.”
“The multiplication of our kind borders on the obscene; the duty to love them, on the preposterous.”
“What a big book, captain, might be made with all that is known!" "And what a much bigger book still with all that is not known!”
“I try to write parts for women that are as complicated and interesting as women actually are.”
“She was ugly from the front, and I said ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly, ugly. Well, I could handle it behind her.”
“The American's head are on their chins a little bit at the moment”
“If I honour my needs first, I will be the best wife, the best mum, the best sister, the best friend. I have to come first, because then everyone benefits.”
“In Maine we have a saying that there's no point in speaking unless you can improve on silence.”

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