War soaks into your bones, drills down into the marrow like a parasite. It blots your life like ink spilled on snow white paper, and it has its perils even long after you've given it up.

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War soaks into your bones, drills down into the marrow like a parasite. It blots your life like ink spilled on snow white paper, and it has its perils even long after you've given it up. This quote is an interesting description of the deep psychological effects of war. I don’t know what the author was trying to prove here, but he certainly did not succeed.

The idea that war “soaks into your bones” is absurd. Even if you are in a war that is still not soaking into your bones. You are still able to move around and do things that are important to you.

If you are fighting in a war, then yes, you are likely to feel very much lost or empty inside. However, this feeling won’t be because of war itself but rather because of the extreme damage it has inflicted on your spirit and psyche.

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