Eventually, I was sent to Wales and Germany, and after the war, to Paris. Lloyd Alexander eventuallygermanyparis Change image and share on social
Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now. Lisa Gardner apocalypticcopfuture Change image and share on social
When you are on assignment, you stick to the facts, limit your vision, and often cut out the most revealing material. There is no texture, no shades of gray. In fiction, you can bring the reader on the perilous journey with your characters as they discover that war is more like a wilderness of mirrors, full of danger and uncertainty. Leslie Cockburn assignmentbringcharacter share on social
As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular. Oscar Wilde ceasefascinationlong Change image and share on social
A lot of movies that come from Israel are about war, but there is such good, funny, rounded writing that comes from the country that I wish more people would discover. Odeya Rush countrydiscoverfunny Change image and share on social
The havoc wrought by war, which one compares with the havoc wrought by nature, is not an unavoidable fate before which man stands helpless. The natural forces that are the cause of war are human passions, which it lies in our power to change. What are culture and civilization if not the taming of blind forces within us as well as in nature? Ellen Key blindchangecivilization share on social
My grandfather was a general in the Nationalist Chinese Air Force during World War II, and I grew up hearing the pilot stories and seeing pictures of him in uniform. Eric Liu airchineseforce Change image and share on social
I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe. Eamon de Valera addburncontinue Change image and share on social
Since this war began our sympathy has gone out to all the suffering people who have been dragged into it. Further hundreds of millions have become involved since I spoke at Limerick fortnight ago. Eamon de Valera agobegindrag Change image and share on social
We are fully aware that, in a world at war, each set of belligerents is over ready to regard those who are not with them as against them; but the course we have followed is a just course. Eamon de Valera awarebelligerentfully Change image and share on social