it is easier when a man has something to do. But it is no use, we listen for every explosion that comes close, miscount the tricks, and fail to follow suit.
 Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front (1929). copy citation

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Author Erich Maria Remarque
Source All Quiet on the Western Front
Topic explosion listening
Date 1929
Language English
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Note Translated by A. W. Wheen
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