All Ernie Pyle Quotes
- Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive. Alive
- For me war has become a flat, black depression without highlights, a revulsion of the mind and an exhaustion of the spirit. Black
- But to the fighting soldier that phase of the war is behind. It was left behind after his first battle. His blood is up. He… Battle
- There is no sense in the struggle, but there is no choice but to struggle. Choice
- If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will let you alone. Alone
- I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is confused. The hurt has become too great. Been
- Some day I'd like to cover a war in a country as ugly as war itself. Country
- Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight, one… Aircraft
- All the rest of us - you and me and even the thousands of soldiers behind the lines in Africa - we want terribly yet… Academically
- [I]nstead of the usual "Why can't we make movies more like real life?" I think a more pertinent question is "Why can't real life be… December
- If I can just see the European war out I think I might feel justified in quitting the war. European
- About every two minutes a new wave of planes would be over. The motors seemed to grind rather than roar, and to have an angry… Angry
- The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even… Big
- Our artillery... The Germans feared it almost more than anything we had. Artillery
- I've really been sick with this cold, but I think I might have kept the columns going anyhow except I was just so low in… Anyhow Except
- For a lifetime I had bathed with becoming regularity, and thought the world would come to an end unless I changed my socks every day.… Africa
- The American soldier is quick in adapting himself to a new mode of living. Outfits which have been here only three days have dug vast… Adapting
- War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth. Advocating
- Someday when peace has returned to this odd world I want to come to London again and stand on a certain balcony on a moonlit… Balconies
- I was away from the front lines for a while this spring, living with other troops, and considerable fighting took place while I was gone.… Any
- If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone. Alone
- At last we are in it up to our necks, and everything is changed, even your outlook on life. Changed
- Below us the Thames grew lighter, and all around below were the shadows - the dark shadows of buildings and bridges that formed the base… All
- In their eyes as they pass is not hatred, not excitement, not despair, not the tonic of their victory - there is just the simple… Been
- It was a night when London was ringed and stabbed with fire. Fire