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In a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment.
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)
Humans are basically good. That's why it takes so much training to march march march kill kill kill kill. ("Earth" p269)
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)
If a woman is going to write a Book of Peace, it is given her to know devastation. ("Fire" opening line)
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)
Linda wrote in her Ph.D. dissertation: "Vietnam duty provided the most unambiguous source of antiwar sentiment." War causes peace. (p227)
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)
Leaning with his back against the door, he could hear this voice, then that one. All was silent but for one voice at a time telling a life. (p214)
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)
The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace have to be invented, and invented again. (Epilogue)
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)
Children, everybody, here's what to do during war: In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment. (Epilogue)
The Fifth Book of Peace (2003)