Our own evil inclinations are far more dangerous than any external enemies.
When Death comes cloaked in mystery, he is terrible indeed.
It fought, like the angels and devils, in mid-air, cleaving the atmosphere like a bird, describing a parabolic curve and descending upon its victim at just the exact angle of incidence to make the most of its velocity and weight.
Take your time investing so much emotion into other people’s behavior. Many philosophies instruct us never to become invested in the behavior of others.
Can’t isn’t a word we know, love,” Liam murmured. “Just enjoy.
Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” – Unknown –.
The experiences of men in combat produces emotions stronger than civilians can know, emotions of terror, panic, anger, sorrow, bewilderment, helplessness, uselessness, and each of these feelings drained energy and mental stability.
Paul Fussell, in his book Wartime, has the best definition:.
Discipline won’t do it, because discipline relies on punishment, and there is no punishment the Army can inflict on a front-line soldier worse than putting him into the front line.3.
They knew fear together. Not only the fear of death or wound, but the fear that all this was for nothing.
Before lying down, Winters later wrote in his diary, “I did not forget to get on my knees and thank God for helping me to live through this day and ask for his help on D plus one.” And he made a promise to himself: if he lived through the war, he was going to find an isolated farm somewhere and spend the remainder of his life in peace and quiet.
Her bank account was little more than lint and a prayer.
So many words went through her head, but none of them were the right ones. It was like being stuck on the next plot point of a story. She’d lost the voice.
WEATHER, n. The climate of the hour. A permanent topic of conversation among persons whom it does not interest, but who have inherited the tendency to chatter about it from naked arboreal ancestors whom it keenly concerned.
MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but found that it could not be done by talking. One of the most practical exponents of the Malthusian idea was Herod of Judea, though all the famous soldiers have been of the same way of thinking.
WRATH, n. Anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions; as, “the wrath of God,” “the day of wrath,” etc. Amongst the ancients the wrath of kings was deemed sacred, for it could usually command the agency of some god for its fit manifestation, as could also that of a priest.
LUNARIAN, n. An inhabitant of the moon, as distinguished from Lunatic, one whom the moon inhabits.
MISFORTUNE, n. The kind of fortune that never misses.
ABASEMENT, n. A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power. Peculiarly appropriate in an employee when addressing an employer.
PIETY, n. Reverence for the Supreme Being, based upon His supposed resemblance to man.
Only once you’ve healed yourself will you be able to better heal others.