“ In time of war, it is not enough to say, ‘I am a citizen and I have rights.’ One must also say, ‘I am a citizen and I have obligations. Kermit Roosevelt III
“ From the front row of the balcony, I look out over the Uptown Cinema. The red velvet seats are emptying, the credits scrolling up the screen. Ginger Rogers married a Nazi, but Cary Grant got her out o… Kermit Roosevelt III
“ We are at war, and in time of war there is only one rule. Form your battalion and fight. Kermit Roosevelt III
“ There is no suspension, no whispered prayer for silk to stop my fall. There is only the falling, and it goes on and on, in fierce silence and sharp bursts of breath. Kermit Roosevelt III
“ But for a moment I stay there, suspended above the green swell of the land as though thrown up onto the crest of a wave, seeing for the first time a break in the at horizon. For this the boats crossed… Kermit Roosevelt III
“ I feel an emptiness open in my chest, coupled with a strange downward pull in my throat. I think, this is my heart sinking. Kermit Roosevelt III
