“My despair is less despair than boredom and loneliness.”
Anthony Swofford, Jarhead“If while alive you hurt or disappoint people you love, there's no use continuing such behavior when you're dead.”
Anthony Swofford, Jarhead“It dosnt matter how many mr. and mrs. johnsons are anti war- the actuall killers who know how to use the weapons are not.”
Anthony Swofford, Jarhead: A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles“When you fail, you disgrace yourself and others. When you succeed, be proud and others will be proud for you.”
Anthony Swofford, Jarhead : A Marine's Chronicle of the Gulf War and Other Battles