Wisdom Quote by Michael G. Kramer — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“After I return to Australia, I promise you that I shall… qualify as an engineer and then return here and help your people out.”

“As well, they used their B-52 bombers to drop thousands of tons of bombs which included napalm and cluster bombs. In a particularly vile attack, they used poisonous chemicals on our base regions of Xuyen Moc, the Minh Dam and the Nui Thi Vai mountains. They sprayed their defoliants over jungle, and productive farmland alike. They even bull-dozed bare, both sides along the communication routes and more than a kilometre into the jungle adjacent to our base areas.”

“The artillery fire which helped in holding off the enemy advance against the Australian positions appeared to be getting always closer. A radio operator called Vic Grice somehow replaced the antenna on Buick’s radio. That had been shot off, thus rendering the radio in-operational.”

““I am running back my tent to get my sub-machinegun. There are too many Noggies to kill using a pistol!” He then ran to where his scrape was and returned with the weapon.”

“He said, “Sir, we are in a very bad position! We have lost many soldiers KIA (Killed in Action) and many more are wounded. Sir, today is the twenty third of March, and I suggest that we get the hell out of the entire Hoa Binh area before we all end up as dead men!”

“You know where I’m from, love is a beautiful, scared thing shared between two people. It’s not set with all the boundaries and daggers you young people put on everything. If you love a person, you love them. If you want to be with them, you be with them. If it’s not meant to be, love them from afar, free from the pain. You will tear your heart and self in two trying to avoid love.”

“In the dark , everything is scary”

“Sometimes I think you're a very old and wise person disguised as you, I said.”

“You are not alone in your ache. The ocean knows. The mountains know. So do we.”

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”

“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward.”