“He saw the delicate blades of grass which the bodies of his comrades had fertilized; he saw the little shoots on the shell-shocked trees. He saw the smoke-puffs of shrapnel being blown about by light breezes. He saw birds making… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Soon he would see war. Jis romanticism and inexperience insulated him from the thought that he might feel it, too.” — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Silly…but the mere issuing of a command always inspires confidence. It doesn't matter whether it is a necessary command, or even a correct one…it… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Flesh, bodies, nerves, legs… things were getting all mixed up in his mind. It seemed to be filled with flesh, cloyed with the sweetish… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“...too weary and dazed by unfinished sleep even to swear. There comes a degree of numbness in fatigue and exasperation which can be expressed… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“He saw the delicate blades of grass which the bodies of his comrades had fertilized; he saw the little shoots on the shell-shocked trees.… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Rarely," said Dax to himself, "does a soldier see with naked eyes. He is nearly always looking through lenses, lenses which are made of… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Who said anything about justice? There's no such thing. But injustice is as much a part of life as the weather.” — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Soon he would see war. Jis romanticism and inexperience insulated him from the thought that he might feel it, too.” — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“Silly," Dax thought, "but the mere issuing of a command always inspires confidence. It doesn'tt matter whether it is a necessary command, or even… — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
“That spot on the road was the place where he had ceased to be a boy.” — Humphrey Cobb Copy Share Image
