Invader and invaded held on to their fistfuls of earth, but in the end, the earth outlived the hands that held it.
Anthony MarraWe wear clothes, and speak, and create civilizations, and believe we are more than wolves. But inside us there is a word we cannot pronounce and that is who we are.
Anthony MarraWe tend to associate humor with lightheartedness, but really, it's a rhetorical mode than can be applied to any subject. It was through researching Chechnya that I came to understand this.
Anthony MarraIt's stupid. There are maps to show you how to get to the place where you want to be but no maps that show you how to get to the time when you want to be.
Anthony MarraWhat parts had she discarded for the sake of her sanity? What had she cut from herself? Had he stared into her pupils he would have emerged, bewildered and blinking, on the far side of the earth. Was he awed by her? Absolutely. Did he respect her? Unequivocally. Want to be anything like her? No, never, not at all.
Anthony Marra