Common people Quote by Mike S. Elton

“A freed soldier is often furious. The days and nights he lost, the torture and humiliation he suffered-it all demands a fierce revenge”

— Mitch Albom

“Nothing. Where all was burnt to ash before them no fires were to be had and the nights were long and dark and cold…

— Cormac McCarthy

“As far as he was concerned, there were only two kinds of soldiers. There were those who lost their heads at the sound of…

— W.E.B. Griffin

“But he was wounded, and tired, and winter was still upon him.”

— John Connolly

“They died comfortably in their little bed of understanding, to become useful citizens of the world. I pitied them, and in short order I…

— Henry Miller

“The generals fought among themselves. Such times always bred masterless men, and everyone within the Horde’s reach suffered.”

— Katherine Arden

“We are lost! They have thrown us into the furnace, without rations, almost without ammunition. We were the last resources; they have sacrificed us...…

— Sergeant Paul Dubrulle Verdun 1916

“Soldiers we are not alone. Prepare to go hot.”

— Greig Beck

“The compartment was now completely full. Looking out to the passageway through the inside window, I could see a German soldier standing in the…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

“In the hospitality of war we left them their dead to remember us by.”

— Archilochus

“Some people rushed into danger without a thought for their own safety. Others ran away. And some froze. I fitted into the latter group.”

— Estelle Ryan

“We walked away from all that was warm and dear and stood frightened in cold rain where the guns fired, and in the end,…

— Charles Todd