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American War
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"American War" Quotes

"American War" follows a young girl's journey through a second American Civil War and its devastating impact on her life.

Quotes

The only thing that comes from killing is more killing.

Omar El Akkad

peaceviolence

All this talk of love and loyalty, all this talk of family, it's all just a way to keep us weak.

Omar El Akkad

familyloyalty

We don't get to choose what hurts us.

Omar El Akkad

painchoices

The thing about a story is that you dream it as you tell it, hoping that others might then dream along with you.

Omar El Akkad

storytelling

War is a language. It's the oldest language, and it's the one we're all born knowing. It's the one that says we're ready to kill or ready to die.

Omar El Akkad

war

The only thing that changes the world is the things we say and do.

Omar El Akkad

change

Hatred only breeds more hatred.

Omar El Akkad

hatred

There's no greater threat to the world than the belief that someone else is less than you.

Omar El Akkad

equalityprejudice

The thing about living in a world with no restrictions is that whenever you look in the mirror, you're always looking at the person responsible for what you see.

Omar El Akkad

responsibility

The only thing that moves faster than thought is the speed at which we forget.

Omar El Akkad

memoryforgetting