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"In Parenthesis" Quotes
"In Parenthesis" by David Jones is a poetic exploration of the experiences and camaraderie of British soldiers during World War I, blending myth and reality.
war poetry | 256 pages | Published in 2018
Quotes
There was no time like that, nor ever peace, perfect, permanent.
peacetime
We live in the company of ghosts.
lifeghosts
They could see the sky's edge, the blue's end.
naturesky
And the silence was vast as the space it filled.
silencespace
He felt the weight of the world pressing against his shoulders.
burdenworld
The night was a cloak of stars.
nightstars
In the end, we are all fragments of a greater story.
lifestory
The sound of marching feet was the pulse of the earth.
warmarching
Time folded back on itself like waves upon the shore.
timenature
The weight of memory is a burden we all carry.
memoryburden