She died in my arms saying, "I don't want to die." That is what death is like. It doesn't matter what… — Jonathan Safran Foer
She died in my arms saying, "I don't want to die." That is what death is like. It doesn't matter what uniforms the soldiers are wearing. It doesn't matter how good the weapons are. I thought if everyone could see what I saw, we could never have war anymore. (p. 189)
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