I have a lot of friends who served in the regular army for a long time. Quite a few of my friends from that time went on to become full-time soldiers. But you live in a world that is entirely army. Your whole world is pretty much that military service, and it's very hard to do other things and to break out of that environment.
Garth NixTime plays tricks between here and home," said Mogget sepulchrally, frightening the life out of the telephone operator.
Garth NixI have a lot of friends who served in the regular army for a long time. Quite a few of my friends from that time went on to become full-time soldiers. But you live in a world that is entirely army. Your whole world is pretty much that military service, and it's very hard to do other things and to break out of that environment.
Garth NixFor all my longer works (i.e. the novels) I write chapter outlines so I can have the pleasure of departing from them later on.
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