The quote above is from the book, The Impossible Knife of Memory. In the book Hayley, the main character and her father, Andy have gone through some tough times that they would both like to forget. Her father was a soldier and has PTSD. Hayley is the only one around to take care of him since he won't go to see the Veteran's therapist. But, Hayley has her own form of "PTSD".
As she is trying to be a normal girl in high school, he is starting to scare her. She doesn't know what to do with him anymore. Things and people keep coming back from their past and it is making her scared and angry at the same time. She was not prepared for any of this.
These words above is what she say to herself when her memories start to come back. Keep Breathing. These words is what carries her through the tough times, because that's all she really can do, is keep breathing.
This book is a great eye opener to the realities and casualties of war. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know and understand the complications of life from both sides of the story; father and daughter.
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