"Born on the Fourth of July" Quotes

I had the feeling that I was responsible for his being there. I felt guilty.

I had always wanted to be a soldier. I had always wanted to fight for my country.

I had always believed in the power and the glory of war.

I must have killed at least twenty people that day. Their faces were still with me.

The blood was splattered all over my face, my clothes, and my hands. I could not stop the bleeding.

I kept thinking that I would never walk again. I was paralyzed from the chest down.

I was angry, I was bitter, and I was filled with hate.

I had lost something that could never be replaced. I had lost my youth.

I was determined to show the world that I was not beaten, that I was still alive.

I had never felt so alone in my life, so helpless and abandoned.