Chris Cleave Quotes About Wwii

Quotes about: Wwii

• WWII was, without exaggeration, the biggest event in all of human history, and it is still within living memory.

  Chris Cleave

  Memories, Events, Wwii

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

• At this point in time the war [ WWII] is close enough to still feel hotly personal to a writer, yet far enough away so that jingoism and heroics are no longer required.

  Chris Cleave

  War, Jingoism, Enough

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

• Everyone carries the weight of WWII with them in their recent family history, and yet it is rarely spoken about within families, because veterans and survivors don't tend to talk.

  Chris Cleave

  Survivor, Weight, Veteran

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

• I think the recent cluster of WWII novels is so good because we have reached an optimal distance from the war. Just as a lens has its focal length, the novel also has its best distance from the action.

  Chris Cleave

  War, Distance, Thinking

  "'We Don't Know Our Hearts Until Life Puts Us to the Test' - Chris Cleave on 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven'". Interview with Erin Kodicek, www.amazonbookreview.com. May 31, 2016.

• We leave it up to books and movies to talk about WWII on our behalf.

  Chris Cleave

  Book, Books And Movies, Wwii

  ""We Don't Know Our Hearts Until Life Puts Us to the Test"--Chris Cleave on 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven'". Interview With Erin Kodicek, www.amazonbookreview.com. May 31, 2016.

• We don't know our hearts until life puts us to the test, and WWII fascinates because it was the last time everyone was simultaneously pushed to their limit.

  Chris Cleave

  Heart, Tests, Lasts

  ""We Don't Know Our Hearts Until Life Puts Us to the Test"--Chris Cleave on 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven'". Interview With Erin Kodicek, www.amazonbookreview.com. May 31, 2016.

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