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Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.


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In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.



My childhood had gone by without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had frozen.

My childhood had gone by without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had frozen.



We must strive to be like the moon

We must strive to be like the moon



My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.

My squad is my family, my gun is my provider, and protector, and my rule is to kill or be killed.



This is one of the consequences of the civil war. People stop trusting each other, and every stranger becomes an enemy.

This is one of the consequences of the civil war. People stop trusting each other, and every stranger becomes an enemy.



I am always quiet so that I know what to say when I must speak.

I am always quiet so that I know what to say when I must speak.



This days one must be careful to avoid awakening the pain of another.

This days one must be careful to avoid awakening the pain of another.



ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end.

ONE OF THE UNSETTLING THINGS about my journey, mentally, physically, and emotionally, was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end.



I lay in my bed night after night staring at the ceiling and thinking, Why have I survived the war? Why was I the last person in my immediate family to be alive? I didn’t know.

I lay in my bed night after night staring at the ceiling and thinking, Why have I survived the war? Why was I the last person in my immediate family to be alive? I didn’t know.



...children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance.

...children have the resilience to outlive their sufferings, if given a chance.





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If you think of the moon as already used, it’s not as difficult to take in, because then it’s just like you, Traveled the world like you, Seen the globe like you, But, it’s still bright.

If you think of the moon as already used, it’s not as difficult to take in, because then it’s just like you, Traveled the world like you, Seen the globe like you, But, it’s still bright.



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People aren't evil and people aren't good. They live how they can one day at a time. They come out of dust they go back to dust, dusty feet, no wings, and whose fault is that?

People aren't evil and people aren't good. They live how they can one day at a time. They come out of dust they go back to dust, dusty feet, no wings, and whose fault is that?



The great minds approaching understanding will admit they continually gain more questions and less answers.

The great minds approaching understanding will admit they continually gain more questions and less answers.



One puts into one's art what one has not been capable of putting into one's existence. It is because he was unhappy that God created the world.

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Tell me anyway--Maybe I can find the truth by comparing the lies.



Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys.

Well, whether it's on film or on TV, you don't want to throw too many curves at your audio and video guys.



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Time discovers truth. Time heals what reason cannot.



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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.




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This page presents the quote "Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.". Author of this quote is Ishmael Beah. This quote is about night, stars, sky, darkness,.