Darren Quote by Rachel E. Carter

“Part of the terrible irony of war is that it enlists the best in human nature for purposes of mutual destruction.”

— Lesslie Newbigin

“This was not the state of mind I was accustomed to, at the outset of an expedition. But one does not fight the battles…

— J. Robert Lennon

“They thirsted to fight because the war existed, and because it had been officially declared admirable and patriotic to kill. That was enough.”

— Noah Gordon

“In a middle of a war a single doubt about what you are fighting for could mean death.”

— Kenneth de Guzman

“It was an exquisite irony: Just when we stopped wanting to kill ourselves, we started to die. Just when we were feeling strength, it…

— David Levithan

“I'd always welcomed war, but in battle, my passion rose unbidden.”

— Andrea Cremer

“You’ve been unable to adjust to the idea of war.' 'Yes, sir.' 'You have a morbid aversion to dying.”

— Joseph Heller

“Choosing battle is one thing, and quitting battle is cowardice and I can't imagine doing that”

— Rohit Gore

“I would declare war for you.”

— Tijan Carter Reed

“All the words I had prepared turned coward and fled my mind like conscripts deserting a battlefield.”

— Nancy Springer

“War is not a means but an end. It makes violence respectable and makes sadists look like heroes.”

— Mary Horlock

“I had always felt that if there were a serious war I wished to be in a position to explain to my children why…

— Theodore Roosevelt