it was love, of course, though I didn't know it then and Finn was both its subject and object. He accepted love instinctively, without responsibility or conditions, like a wild thing glimpsed through trees.

If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all.

The average attention span of the modern human being is about half as long as whatever youre trying to tell them.

Perhaps the way to succeed is to think of life on Earth as a colossal joke, a creation of such immense stupidity that the only way to live is to laugh until you think your heart will break.

This was what happiness felt like - this wondrous, miraculous alternative to dread.

Every war has turning points and every person too.

Life is absolutely horrific, leading up to absolute horror.