“America before the 1960s was a pretty innocent place. We were the Lone...” — Tim O'Brien Quote

“America before the 1960s was a pretty innocent place. We were the Lone Ranger galloping off to the rescue of the needy and the oppressed of the world, and we could get things done.”

“In fiction workshops, we tend to focus on matters of verisimilitude largely because such issues are so much easier to talk about than the failure of imagination.”

“I could feel my moral compass as a soldier, in danger of - I could feel the squeeze, the pressure of frustration and anger and fear combining on me... I felt the danger; I felt the squeeze of it.”

“I was too much of an innocent when I went to university.”

“The innocent mansion of a panther's heart!”

“I want you to know that I am innocent - and that I will fight to clear my name.”