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1 " The neighborhood felt like a family. And like every family, there were dysfunctions and disagreements, but everyone knew you could count on each other. Being a Muslim, a Croat, or a Serb was never a source of contention; rather, being a bad neighbor was. "
― Nadija Mujagic , Ten Thousand Shells and Counting: A Memoir (Book 1) (Teenage War Survival series)
2 " My mother cried every day, on a cue, as if someone tapped her on a shoulder and said "Go! Now!" She looked thin, and her hair looked disheveled, getting longer, flat on the top with curly remnants from a perm on each side. I didn't know what to say or do partially because she never tried to explain her sudden outbursts, so I thought she wanted us to leave her alone to mourn in peace. "
3 " The newly found peace eventually proved as shell-shocking as the beginning of the war. We couldn't get used to it. "
4 " We all knew that the shooting on weekends was more intense because for the men from Serbia and Montenegro, war was a part-time job. We called them weekenders. "
5 " Growing up, I had never seen any physical violence by my parents or Amra. My parents often communicated by screaming and yelling, but no one ever broke anything as a result of anger. "
