34 Quotes About Korean-war
- Author Marguerite Higgins
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A military situation at its worst can inspire fighting men to perform at their best.
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- Author Hwang Sŏk-yŏng
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As it turns out, the atrocities we suffered were committed by none other than ourselves, and the inner sense of guilt and fear sparked by this incident helped form the roots of the frantic hatred that thrives to this day. (2007: 9)
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- Author Hwang Sŏk-yŏng
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I can't say a thing. What is there to say? I have given birth to a son! What more can I possibly hope for? I hear his footsteps crossing the front yard and gradually fading away, off into the distance. As the silence grows, I suddenly realize that he"s gone. He's gone to someplace far away, and he's never coming back.(2007: 153)
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- Author G.M.W. Wemyss
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The Hitler War was my grandfather’s war; my father’s war – his and Uncle George’s – was Korea, which may have been just as well: George is famous for, amongst other superbly unselfconscious comments, his observation that France is a surprisingly nice bit of country, and the French, more agreeable than is commonly supposed, but the food, sadly, very French.
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- Author Hwang Sŏk-yŏng
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God too, has sinned, that's what I used to think. He looked down on this blazing hell, and he remained silent. (2007: 142)
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- Author Hwang Sŏk-yŏng
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The people your brother killed - well, they all had souls. They weren't Satan. Ryu Yohan wasn't Satan, either. His faith was twisted, that's all. I know now. I know that God is innocent. (2007: 143)
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- Author Clint Eastwood
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I was drafted during the Korean War.
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