Death Quote by Isabel Wilkerson

Pershing won [WWI] without even looking into an airplane, let alone gong up in one. If they had been of such importance he'd have…

— John W. Weeks

“maintain overseas cemeteries, Pershing became the first chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission, serving from 1923 until his death in 1948.”

— Joseph E. Persico

“General Pershing now had what he wanted: proof that the AEF was the equal of its allies and the enemy. British generals, however, were…

— Joseph E. Persico

“Major General Charles Summerall, spotted a gateway to glory. Rather than merely “assisting,” he would take advantage of the flexibility Pershing’s order provided and…

— Joseph E. Persico

I think General Pershing was the most military figure I've ever seen.

— Frank Buckles

“Though I live a thousand years,” recalled Pershing’s chief of staff, “I shall never forget that crowded hour.”

— John F. Ross

“as the night darkened I’d go back to Pershing Square and sit on the benches and watch and listen to the people. the winos…

— Charles Bukowski

I have friends who remember seeing fish hauled onto a boat's deck and beaten to death.

— Casey Affleck

“But at least the guard hadn’t beaten him to death,”

— J.A. Johnstone

“He'd been beaten to death with a loaf of bread.”

— Anonymous

“She went around with the attitude that she would rather be beaten to death than take any shit.”

— Stieg Larsson

“I dropped the blood-coated chair leg and collapsed to my knees. I couldn’t swallow. I couldn’t breathe. I was splattered with blood. I’d never…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“In Memoriam, Louis Anglesey, Earl of Upnor, finest swordsman in England, beaten to death with a stick by an Irishman.’ ” Teague considered it…

— Neal Stephenson

We live in a country where people still get beaten to death because of their sexual orientation.

— Peter Krause

“And all the while the four men lay beside me and watched and made no move. Nor did I move, and without shame I…

— Jack London