I try not to take any foolish chances, but there's just no way to play it completely safe and still do your job.

Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive.

I've been immersed in it too long. My spirit is wobbly and my mind is confused. The hurt has become too great.

One of the parodoxes of war is that those in the rear want to get up into the fight, while those in the lines want to get out.

[I]nstead of the usual "Why can't we make movies more like real life?" I think a more pertinent question is "Why can't real life be more like the movies?"

If I can just see the European war out I think I might feel justified in quitting the war.

Our artillery has really been sensational. For once we have enough of something and at the right time. Officers tell me they actually have more guns than they know what to do with.