All this occupied his thoughts when he revisited the places of his war. Tramping over soil fed by the blood of men he had led and whose faces now stirred in his memory, it was his wife's response that came - as if in compensation for too little said before - when he wondered why his wandering had led him back to these old battlefields: in his sixty-ninth year he was establishing his survivor's status. William Trevor
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This quote is by the writer Robert Jordan, who was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. The quote was taken from his book "To Hell and Back" and it's about how he was able to cope with his war experiences. Although he did return to the war time after time, he did not feel guilty about it because he did it out of duty not out of pleasure. This quote also serves as an analogy for any personal journey, especially if you are doing something that makes you feel guilty or ashamed of yourself.

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