Quote by Caleb Carr

I get in trouble when I say things like, 'I'm attracted to violence.' I was a pretty angry kid, and I got into military history largely as a way to vent my own anger. As I got older it narrowed down to a more specific focus on individual violence. I'm just trying to understand where it came from.

I get in trouble when I say things like, 'I'm attracted to v

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's admission of their past troubled emotions and the role military history played in channeling and exploring their anger. The speaker acknowledges their attraction to violence but emphasizes that it stemmed from their own anger as a youth. The individual's interest in military history evolved to a focus on studying and comprehending the origins of violence, potentially as a means of self-reflection and personal growth.

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Anger

By Caleb Carr

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