“The French have a phrase for it. The bastards have a phrase for everything and they are always right. To say goodbye is to die a little.”
“To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?”
“I love the phrase 'I am not afraid!' Maybe it's the best phrase we can say, other than 'I have everything I need.' Maybe they are the same. [p. 14]”
“You may be right,' she said, a phrase which here meant 'I’m wrong, but I don’t have the courage to say so.”
“To say goodbye is to die a little.”
“Saying goodbye is a little like dying.”