They spoke of small things at first, since it was best, when reattaching threads, to begin with the easiest knots.

Life took longer to reassemble than it did to blow apart, but that didn't mean it wouldn't be lovely, providing that one remembered to go for country walks, and to tune the wireless to music.

One could always imagine that one's life, though smoldering in parts, might be undamaged in the west.

But what good is it to teach a child to count, if you don't show him that he counts for something?

People spoke in whispers, as if the war was listening

She knew, now, why her father had not spoken of the last war, nor Alistair of his. It was hardly fair on the living.

I suppose we ought to be getting home, in any case.”“Oh god, is it wartime already?”“Look on the bright side: it’ll be dinner when we get back.

The first problem of war was that no one was any good at it yet.

Then I’m tempted to die just to … spite him.”“That’s the spirit that will win us the war.

There in the sweet sacking smell of the mail bags he understood that he was dying, and it pleased him that he was going in the company of so many soft words home.

Everything can be restored. If one won't believe that, how does one endure all this?

Have a look around, my pretty, we are surrounded by Death in all forms – just the two of us are still alive –

Where I am at, is not actually where I am at. Where I am at is merely a point on the path to where I am going.

Words are the most powerful drug used by mankind.

You know, I'm fairly intelligent, but I don't think my grades reflected that.

Hair has always been important.

Much bending breaks the bow; much unbending the mind.

Be very careful. Giving because we think we will get something back will not work. You must be 100 percent willing to give and never experience any return, or it will not work.

She's been through growing up without a mother & makes my heart all of a sudden.

At every step the vast majority have expressed horror at the idea of an aggressive war.

Political reporters and political professionals rushed to judgment against Romney because we crave clear, unambiguous story lines.