George Packer
I've read a lot of war writing, even World War I writing, the British war poetry of Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, Robert Graves's memoir 'Goodbye to All That', and a civilian memoir, 'Testament of Youth', by Vera Brittain.
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To me, it doesn't matter how good you are...Wherever my story takes me...Those who do not complain are never pitied...Just try new things. Don't be afraid. Step out...Exposure from a young age to the realities of the world...There's no such thing as a free lunch...