A Quote by Tim O'Brien

In the attic, a warhead no doubt burns. Everything is combustible. Faith burns. Trust burns. Everything burns to nothing and even nothing burns. . . . And when there is nothing, there is nothing worth dying for and when there is nothing worth dying for, there is only nothing.
Awareness is fire; it burns all that is wrong in you. It burns your ego. It burns your greed, it burns your possessiveness, it burns your jealousy - it burns all that is wrong and negative, and it enhances all that is beautiful, graceful, divine.
Everything burns if the flame is hot enough. The world is nothing but a crucible.
Then he read the words of the scroll slowly, first in Japanese and then carefully translated into English: 'There is really nothing you must be. And there is nothing you must do. There is really nothing you must have. And there is nothing you must know. There is really nothing you must become. However. It helps to understand that fire burns, and when it rains, the earth gets wet. . . .' 'Whatever, there are consequences. Nobody is exempt,' said the master.
We haven't been on the same page in years. It is what it is. Sometimes that match burns out. So, no, I don't feel bad about it. It's good. I'm grateful for everything we have done throughout our careers and if there's nothing else to put out, then there's nothing to put out. I'm constantly writing and working. It doesn't stop there.
Nothing burns like the cold.
Even if our home burns down we can rebuild it. But the things that we got for nothing, we can never replace.
Married love burns as fire, and seeks nothing more than the mate. It says, "I want only you"
For nothing burns with such amazing speed, As the dry sticks of a religious creed.
The true saint burns grace like a 747 burns fuel on takeoff.
There is dignity in suffering; nobility in pain; but failure is a salted wound, that burns and burns again!
Nothing burns more calories than dancing in 5-inch heels... try it!
As we age, the bright light of youth either burns out or burns stronger - it's our choice.
The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.
Nothing is forever in the Theatre. Whatever it is, it's here, it flares up, burns hot and then its gone.
Compassionate love may be strong. It sobs, it burns, then it wipes away its tears – and it does nothing.
There, where one burns books... one, in the end, burns men.
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