I decided that I would write one story about each thing that I knew about.

All I know is that young boys sleep late and hard.

The only decent bone in her body was mine.

In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.

There are some things which cannot be learned quickly, and time, which is all we have, must be paid heavily for their acquiring. They are the very simplest things and because it takes a man's life to know them the little that each man gets from life is very costly and the only heritage he has to leave.

That is what we are supposed to do when we are at our best - make it all up - but make it up so truly that later it will happen that way.

There were many words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Abstract words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene.