Karl Marlantes

Quotes by Karl Marlantes

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Writer · American · 1944

American writer (born 1944)

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“He thought of the jungle, already regrowing around him to cover the scars they had created. He thought of the tiger, killing to eat. Was that evil? And ants? They killed. No, the jungle wasn't evil...”
— Karl Marlantes

“War is society's dirty work, usually done by kids cleaning up failures perpetrated by adults.”
— Karl Marlantes