Owen Sheers
Born: 01-01-1974
Owen Sheers is a Welsh author, poet, and playwright renowned for his evocative storytelling and exploration of cultural heritage. Born in 1974, Sheers has published acclaimed works including "Resistance" and "I Saw a Man." His poetry collection "Skirrid Hill" won widespread praise. Sheers often intertwines history and personal narratives, crafting profound reflections on identity and the human condition. He continues to be a significant voice in contemporary literature.
Book summaries for books written by Owen Sheers
Quotes
All these years, all the training, the discipline, the endless preparation, and I still hadn't prepared myself for the way it would feel to kill a man.
I'm not going to die. Not today. Not now. Not here.
Sometimes the bravest thing is to do nothing. To just stay alive.
Time doesn't heal; it just makes you forget what you're missing.
Hope is the thing that will kill you in the end. It keeps you going until there's no reason left to keep going.
The hardest part about being brave is the moment before you begin.
War wasn't about killing; it was about waiting to be killed.
There's nothing more dangerous than a man who's got nothing to lose.
It's not the fallen that haunt us, it's the ones that keep getting up.
The silence was the worst. The silence that followed the end of a battle, when the world was still and you were left alone with the echoes of the dead and dying.
Everyone thinks they'll be the hero until they have to make the choice that breaks them.
The weight of a gun is nothing compared to the weight of the memories it creates.