10,941 Quotes About War

Войнта бе далеч - някъде на юг и на север, - ала тя се усещаше в смълчаната печал, легналата над страната, във войнишката молитва, дори в горещата, бездъхна августовска нощ. Нещо липсваше, за да бъде всичко естествено и спокойно - липсваха мъжете, младежите, липсваше самата младост.

When the Great War broke out, it came to me not as a superlative tragedy, but as an interruption of the most exasperating kind to my personal plans.

Was it really worth it? I wondered again.I wanted to believe it had been but could not help feeling cynical about how history repeats itself. There still were the same political intrigues, the hate groups that thrive on terror and human misery and I knew that there were enough egos and self-indulging crusaders to fuel another war, and another...

What was it like? Hell if I know. But next time someone asks.... I'll answer crooked, and I'll answer long. And when they get confused or angry, I'll smile. Finally, I'll think. Someone who understands.

Mary Welland was certainly lovely. She was gentle and kind. She remained my friend all the time I was in hospital. But there is a world of difference falling in love with a voice and remaining in love with a person you can see. From the moment I opened my eyes, Mary became a human instead of a dream and my passion evaporated.

I signaled the bus-driver and he stopped the bus for me right outside the cottage, and I flew down the steps of the bus straight into the arms of the waiting mother.

Poor people! No territory invasion can broaden their narrow minds.

Men do everything that men do, from waging war to reading books, for one purpose only: to get laid.

Love and respect are above any law