Peace Quote by Julie Anne Long

Only now do I understand the war against boredom, the lost cause of empty hours, of empty days and nights.

— Jonathan Safran Foer

I have found a unique opportunity to distinguish myself and to learn my trade. I am a general officer in the army of the…

— Marquis de Lafayette

“You must be the only officer in the whole army who involves his regiment in his personal relationships.”

— K.M. Shea

I have broken all ties that bind me to the (U.S.) Army, not suddenly, impulsively, but conscientiously and after due deliberation. I sacrifice more…

— Edmund Kirby Smith

..when a war ends, what does that look like exactly? do the cells in the body stop detonating themselves? does the orphanage stop screaming…

— Andrea Gibson

We were told this war would be over in a matter of weeks, and that the Iraqis would be able to finance it with…

— Sherrod Brown

“It was late; I’d been sleeping. I woke up to the sound of him crying. The ward was dark, with only the light from…

— Libba Bray

“People everywhere were being told that this war was no continuation of politics by other means, no traditional struggle for limited objectives. It was…

— G.J. Meyer

A monster, I think, remembering what Ben told me once. War makes Monsters of Men.

— Patrick Ness

“The war is not over everywhere, she was told. The war is over. This war is over. The war here.”

— Michael Ondaatje

“And what other kind of man would you want leading you into battle?” he says, reading my Noise. “What other kind of man is…

— Patrick Ness

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment were being shifted from Afghanistan to prepare for the…

— Bob Graham