When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting. - Karl Marlantes 1 Share Now -
'Matterhorn' is my metaphor of the Vietnam War - we built it, we abandoned it, we assaulted it, we lost, and then we abandoned it again. - Karl Marlantes 2 Share Now -
When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting. - Karl Marlantes 3 Share Now -
We all want to be special, to stand out; there's nothing wrong with this. The irony is that every human being is special to start with, because we're unique to start with. But we then go through some sort of boot camp from the age of zero to about 18 where we learn everything we can about how not to be unique. - Karl Marlantes 4 Share Now -