Tim O'Brien Quotes

If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat And The Endless Paddies. Even In The Deep Bush, Where You Could Die Any Number Of Ways, The War Was Nakedly And Aggressively Boring. But It Was A Strange Boredom. It Was Boredom With A Twist, The Kind Of Boredom That Caused Stomach Disorders. You'd Be Sitting At The Top Of A High Hill, The Flat Paddies Stretching Out Below, And The Day Would Be Calm And Hot And Utterly Vacant, And You'd Feel The Boredom Dripping Inside You Like A Leaky Faucet, Except It Wasn't Water, It Was A Sort Of Acid, And With Each Little Droplet You'd Feel The Stuff Eating Away At Important Organs. You'd Try To Relax. You'd Uncurl Your Fists And Let Your Thoughts Go. Well, You'd Think, This Isn't So Bad. And Right Then You'd Hear Gunfire Behind You And Your Nuts Would Fly Up Into Your Throat And You'd Be Squealing Pig Squeals. That Kind Of Boredom. I

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

Tim O'Brien Quotes: If You Weren't Humping, You Were Waiting. I Remember The Monotony. Digging Foxholes. Slapping Mosquitoes. The Sun And The Heat

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