“If truth is the main casualty in war, ambiguity is another.”

“Every war is ironic because every war is worse than expected. Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends.”

“If we do not redefine manhood, war is inevitable.”

“Chickenshit can be recognized instantly because it never has anything to do with winning the war.”

“Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it.”

“So many bright futures consigned to the ashes of the past.So many dreams lost in the madness that had engulfed us.Except for a few widely scattered shouts of joy,the survivors of the abyss sat hollow-eyed and silent, trying to comprehend a world without war.”

“Another reason is that the letters are almost always funny, offering readers the spectacle of some pompous self-celebrator given ample ironic room in which to parade his self-solicited hurt.”