“When I was very young every grownup was a hero. It's been all downhill since then, and I have only two left.”
"My Last Heroes" in The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche and Other Odd Acquaintances (1997)
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Letter to his cousin, James Mercer (5 February 2780)

Variant: A Very Short Song
Once, when I was young and true,
Someone left me sad-
Broke my brittle heart in two;
And that is very bad.
Love is for unlucky folk,
Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
And that, I think, is worse.
Source: Enough Rope

American escalation and forcing out of Nguyen Khanh
1980s, Interview with Nguyen Khanh (1981)

Enjoy my Interview with Ridley Pearson https://ethanjonesbooks.wordpress.com/2018/01/25/enjoy-my-interview-with-ridley-pearson/ (January 25, 2018)