“War clearly blurred the distinction between logic and superstition”

“So ein Typ war er. Ruben Wolf. Wenn er am Leben war, war er okay.”

“Clearly," said Arthur,"you're an idiot- but you're our kind of idiot. Come on.”

“Certainly war meant dying, but it always shifted the ground beneath a person's feet when it was someone who had once lived and breathed in close proximity.”

“They say that war is death's best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thin, incessantly: 'Get it done, get it done.' So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.”

“The Hubbermanns had two of their own (children), but they were older and had moved out...Soon they would be both in the war. One would be making bullets. The other would be shooting them.”

“I say, 'Don't lose your heart, Rube.'And very clearly, without moving, my brother answers me.He says, 'I'm not tryin' to lose it, Cam. I'm tryin' to find it.”