That’s the army. But our job was to make the rest of you think it was safe and glorious and good, too. Boys… — Samuel R. Delany
That’s the army. But our job was to make the rest of you think it was safe and glorious and good, too. Boys into men? Discipline that isn’t self-discipline doesn’t mean thing to a boy.
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