“The incompetent leading the unwilling to do the unnecessary.”
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
― Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Iceman, Captain America, and the New Face of American War
“But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“Mother died today. Or maybe yesterday; I can't be sure.”
― The Stranger
― The Stranger
“In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?'
No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.”
― Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.”
― Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
“Sucks to your ass-mar!”
― Lord of the Flies
― Lord of the Flies
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