All the rest of us - you and me and even the thousands of soldiers behind the lines in Africa - we want terribly yet only academically for the war to get over.

Quote by Ernie Pyle

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About every two minutes a new wave of planes would be over. The motors seemed...

About every two minutes a new wave of planes would be over. The motors seemed...

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth

The men are walking. They are fifty feet apart, for dispersal. Their walk is slow,...

The men are walking. They are fifty feet apart, for dispersal. Their walk is slow,...

But to the fighting soldier that phase of the war is behind. It was left...

But to the fighting soldier that phase of the war is behind. It was left...

Below us the Thames grew lighter, and all around below were the shadows - the...

Below us the Thames grew lighter, and all around below were the shadows - the...

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.

War makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit the earth.

I was away from the front lines for a while this spring, living with other...

I was away from the front lines for a while this spring, living with other...

At last we are in it up to our necks, and everything is changed, even...

At last we are in it up to our necks, and everything is changed, even...

I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is...

I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is...

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may...

I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may...

If youre not confused, youre not paying attention.

If youre not confused, youre not paying attention.

When you finally accept that its OK not to have answers and its OK not...

When you finally accept that its OK not to have answers and its OK not...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

I hate being sent mixed signals. I be having confused emotions...

I hate being sent mixed signals. I be having confused emotions...

I don't like being led on, lied to or confused. None of that, just tell...

I don't like being led on, lied to or confused. None of that, just tell...

I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or...

I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or...

You always admire what you really dont understand.

You always admire what you really dont understand.

I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.

I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.

F confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.

F confusion is the first step to knowledge, I must be a genius.

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and...

I have always respected everyone's religion. As I say, there is only one God and...