“Ceres wanted a united front in the plant war.""The plant war," Percy said. "You're going to arm all the little grapes with tiny assault rifles?”
“Life is a war, and the families are the armies. Even if you win the war, some will never see you plant the flag.”
“What's it like to be that goofy little soldier, scared stiff, with his bayonet aimed at Christ? What's it like to have been a woman in a defense-plant job during World War II? What's it like to be a kid at the front lines? It's all funny and tragic at the same time”
“I want to go to war," Eddie Dean said calmly. "You don't know what you're talking about," Roland said, "but you're going to find out."Eddie nodded. They went to their war.”
“It’s too bad war gets all the attention; it’s too bad the plant is easier to see than the root.”
“Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice.”