#war

Jim knew that he was awake and asleep at the same time, dreaming of the war and yet dreamed of by the war. ↗

— J.G. Ballard

#world-war-two #dreams

In wars, the sad ones not always those who die. The most wretched are those who are left behind, orphans, widows, and those with broken dreams. from, Memory in the Flesh ↗

— Ahlam Mosteghanemi­

#dreams

They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more. ↗

— Markus Zusak

#death #war #death

He had been bored, that's all, bored like most people. Hence he had made himself out of whole cloth a life full of complications and drama. Something must happen - and that explains most human commitments. Something must happen, even loveless slavery, even war or death. Hurray then for funerals! ↗

— Albert Camus

#complication #death #slavery #war #death

...the war came to me in my dreams and showed me its sole purpose: to go on, only to go on. ↗

— Kevin Powers

#dreams

ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DREAMS ALIVE ↗

— Patricia J Smith

#author #dream-a-little-dream #fore-warned #free-webs #thriller

What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death. ↗

— Dave Barry

#death #followed #forward #i #immaturity

When you give up on your dream or give in to your challenges, you abort your dream and give the devil something to rejoice over! You also disappoint the Lord Jesus, who is waiting for you to enforce the victory he won on your behalf at Calvary. ↗

— Pedro Okoro

#dreams

For all that we might be, if only we'd let ourselves. ↗

— Elizabeth Berg

#dreams

I'm sorry! It's just that it hurts so much and it never stops! ↗

— Elizabeth Berg

#dreams