I was always embarresed by the words 'sacred,' 'glorious,' and 'sacrifice' and the expression 'in vain.' We had heard them, sometimes standing in the rain almost out of earshot, so that only the shouted words came through, and had read them on proclamations that were slapped up by billposters over other proclamations, now for a long time, and I had seen nothing sacred, and the things that were glorious had no glory and the sacrifices were like the stock yards at Chicago if nothing was done with the meat except to bury it.

Everything you have is to give. Thou art a phenomenon of philosophy and an unfortunate man.

Something, or something awful or something wonderful was certain to happen on every day in this part of Africa.

A cat has absolute honesty.

It could be worse,' Passini said respectfully. "There is nothing worse than war." Defeat is worse." I do not believe it," Passini said still respectfully. "What is defeat? You go home.

Failure and well-disguised cowardice are more human and more beloved.

I wish I had died before I ever loved anyone but her.