“How far they came to perish here, these soldiers and these machines! What bizarre train of events brought youngsters from the Rhineland… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Boys fight the wars. We’d have the brotherhood of man tomorrow if the politicians had to get out and fight.” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Discount my partiality, but my report is that so far The Winds of War is looking good. — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
The films of The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar always seemed to me mere thin skims of the story lines, and I… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
War is a business in which a lot of people watch a few people get killed and are damn glad it wasn't… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Strange, isn't it, that warfare has come down to fencing with complicated toys that only a few seedy scholars can make or… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Seventeen days before the end of the war, the minesweeper Caine finally swept a mine.” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
Every hour spent on the Caine was a great hour in all our lives-if you don't think so now you will later on, more… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Scholars call it [the Torah] the Masoretic text. The Masoretes were Hebrew scribes of the first centuries of the present era. They fixed the… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“The UN is all screams and twitters, like a ladies’ room when a guy barges in. A” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“The West Indian is not exactly hostile to change, but he is not much inclined to believe in it. This comes from a piece… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Al nations celebrate the day of their coming into being with a work stoppage and ceremonies. The Jews, who believe that God created the… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you're not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy,… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“With the smoke of the dead sailor's cigar wreathing around him, Willie passed to thinking about death and life and luck and God. Philosophers… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“Sir, my inferior understanding prevents my grasping the unquestionable soundness of the mission.” — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
“The clear intent of our law is to enable a man to live in the world and yet hold his faith close to his… — Herman Wouk Copy Share Image
