6 quotes found
“I will always hate war, but will be forever proud of mine.”
“Are you okay, man?""Yeah, I'm good."It's a lie. I wonder if I will ever be good again.”
“Maybe it's time to stop being a soldier and go home to be a father. And a husband for Deanna. I'm not sure how.”
“Evan no longer tells people I fight bad guys for a living. When asked, he tells his friends that his dad talks on the phone a lot and vacuums on occasion.”
“Evan stares at me.I try to hug him. He takes a step back. I pause, my heart in my throat. Ive got to reach out to him, let myself be vulnerable. I find the courage, but he backs up again.You cant g...”
“I am a Christian, but my time in Iraq has convinced me that God doesn't want to hear from me anymore. I've done things that He can never forgive. I've done them consciously. I've made decisions I m...”