War is good for absolutely nothing, because no matter how far and wide apart we may live, we're all the same under the skin. We all want to live... →
Cherie Lunghi
There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The... →
Alison Lurie
War is the greatest plague that can afflict humanity, it destroys religion, it destroys states, it destroys families. Any scourge is preferable to it.
Martin Luther
There's nothing glorious about war. There's nothing glorious about holding your friends in your arms and watching them die. There's... →
Marcus Luttrell
Occasionally, a re-enactment is a fine thing. I love Civil War re-enactments.
John Lydon
Football is very masculine and, to me, a metaphor for war.
Jane Lynch
I know that I'm already in the history books and that people are going to remember me as the prisoner of war and the fabricated stories, but you... →
Jessica Lynch
I don't think any war is worth having our soldiers killed.
The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of... →
The belief in the possibility of a short decisive war appears to be one of the most ancient and dangerous of human illusions.
Robert Wilson Lynd