11 Quotes by David Finkel

To hear them laugh was to hear that everything was all right, but to see them laugh was to see otherwise.

It’s a thin line between what we’re calling acceptable and not acceptable. As a leader, you’re supposed to know when not to cross it. But how do you know? Does the army teach us how to control our emotions? Does the army teach us how to deal with a friend bleeding out in front of you? No.