"Quitting is unthinkable and pain is just weakness leaving the body"

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Source : Karl Marlantes (2011). “What It Is Like To Go To War”, p.21, Atlantic Books Ltd

Karl Marlantes

#Pain Quotes #Leaving Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“It is not differences of opinion; it is geographical lines, rivers, and mountains which divide State from State, and make different nations of mankind.”
“When you do bad things, bad things happen to you.”
“. . . and I donâ€™t expect him to suborn his life into mine any more than I would change my dreams for him. Weâ€™re not one soul, one being, however much we love each other.”
“EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A FANTASY UNTIL YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE IT A REALITY.”
“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.”
“The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work.”
“Each time you go to the same track you know whether you're improving or whether you're not... it's not open to interpretation. It's measurable - unlike acting.”
“When you allow me to live with you, every glance at the world around you will be a sort of salvation.”

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