"It was 1943. The U.S. had already entered World War II, so I decided to join the army."

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"It was 1943. The U.S. had already entered World War II, so I decided to join the army."

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"Why do we decorate the world with the ugliness of war when nature is so beautiful and kind?"

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war."

Terry Pratchett, English Author

War, Peace, Politics, Truth

"America is the world's top war-master, the most sophisticated killer-culture in history."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

War, Truth, Wisdom, Life, Power

"War didn't scare me. I just didn't want to go all the way-hell over there to fight one. I had a reputation after that--I pretended I shot myself by accident, but everyone knew. I never did lose that reputation, but now most everyone is dead, and y'all ain't got any stories from them, so you have to believe mine by default: They were cowards, too. Everyone is."

John Green, American Author

War, Fear, Truth, Life

"Somewhere close bye, a man is moaning; he's been trampled or thrown or bitten. He sounds resentful or surprised. Did no one tell him that pain lives in this sand, dug in and watered with our blood?"

Maggie Stiefvater, American Author

War, Pain, Violence, Battle

"Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy."

Alfred Adler, Austrian Psychologist

War, Enemy, Future, States

"The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

War, Power, Force, Nothing

"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

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"It's not that success is guaranteed that we go to war. It's because it is the only alternative we have left to avoid annihilation."

Bangambiki Habyarimana, Rwandan Author

War, Survival, Success, Choice

"The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war."

Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist

War, Philosophy

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"All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts."

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"I loved all the world's mythologies."

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"After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published."

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"Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships."

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"My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work."

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"Why do we decorate the world with the ugliness of war when nature is so beautiful and kind?"

"Peace?' said Vetinari. 'Ah, yes, defined as period of time to allow for preparation for the next war."

"America is the world's top war-master, the most sophisticated killer-culture in history."

"Somewhere close bye, a man is moaning; he's been trampled or thrown or bitten. He sounds resentful or surprised. Did no one tell him that pain lives in this sand, dug in and watered with our blood?"

"Our modern states are preparing for war without even knowing the future enemy."

"The power of an air force is terrific when there is nothing to oppose it."

"War is mainly a catalogue of blunders."

"It's not that success is guaranteed that we go to war. It's because it is the only alternative we have left to avoid annihilation."

"The philosophy of protectionism is a philosophy of war."

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"My concern is how we learn to be genuine human beings."

"All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts."

"I loved all the world's mythologies."

"After seven years of writing - and working many jobs to support my family - I finally got published."

"Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships."

"My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work."

"My parents were horrified when I told them I wanted to be an author."

"I decided that adventure was the best way to learn about writing."