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The Assault
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"The Assault" Quotes

A man's life is forever changed by a wartime tragedy that unfolds in unexpected ways.

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The difference between history and a story is this: in a story, the end is the end. But in history, the end is just the beginning.

Harry Mulisch

historystorytelling

In the end, you always go back to the people that were there in the beginning.

Harry Mulisch

friendshiprelationships

Sometimes, the truth is buried so deep that it’s not even a question of finding it. It’s a question of believing it.

Harry Mulisch

truthbelief

We are all living in the past. We take a minute to know someone, one hour to like someone, and one day to love someone, but the whole life to forget someone.

Harry Mulisch

memoriesrelationships

The only thing we can be sure of in this life is that we can never be sure of anything.

Harry Mulisch

uncertaintylife

Sometimes you don’t need to understand. You just need to have faith.

Harry Mulisch

faithunderstanding

The only way to deal with the past is to embrace it.

Harry Mulisch

pastacceptance

In the end, it is not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.

Harry Mulisch

lifemeaning

The beauty of a moment is that it is fleeting. But the impact it leaves can last a lifetime.

Harry Mulisch

momentsimpact

Sometimes the best way to solve a problem is to stop participating in it.

Harry Mulisch

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