Quote by Joseph Heller

“The atomic bomb brings the men home from every quarter of the earth because the war is not so much over as stunned back…

— Sebastian Barry

“One boy's a boy; two boys be half a boy, and three boys be no boy at all', ran the old country saying.”

— Flora Thompson

“Boys have always had to go to war”

— J. D. Salinger

“...we pretend to be grown up and responsible; we are so proud and self-assured--and look at the result. The world lies in bomb dust…

— Alfred Delp

“The world has become a playground of idiots and zealots, where the ever-shrinking centre of reasonable men must work harder and harder to keep…

— Christopher Buehlman

“The Flyboy who got away became president of the United States. What might have been for Warren Earl, Dick, Marve, Glenn, Floyd, Jimmy, the…

— James Bradley

“We tell our youth that dying for their nation is an honorable thing and your family, friends and lovers will be so proud of…

— Danial Shamsi

“This is a story of several killings, of boys who meant nothing to a world still spinning,”

— Marlon James

“These were the times when children dreamed about nuclear testing and falling stars. There was an undercurrent of unrest, like a wave, racial division…

— Alice Hoffman

“They blew up your homes and demolished the grocery / stores and blocked the Red Cross and took away doctors / to jail and…

— June Jordan

“Embedded in their psyche was the story of what had happened to the world, and the boys felt glorious to be on the other…

— Pernell Plath Meier

“One of the few things my father says when he's had a few that I agree with is that kids don't have much balls…

— Stephen King