The ghosts that exert the most power in people__ lives-at least, the people I know__end to be of their own making, and consist of equal parts regret and old fears and just plain missing somebody.
Unfortunately, just like bullets, you can never get words back once they have been sent out into the world.
Soft Spots: A Marine's Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Unfortunately, just like bullets, you can never get words back once they have been sent out into the world.
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