I felt that I was not, never had been and never would be a living part of this overpoweringly solid and deeply meaningful world around me.
John KnowlesThere are simply more young people than there ever were. You get this feeling of strength. Also, large numbers can be a drawback, making it difficult to lose one's anonymity.
John KnowlesBut I was used to finding something deadly in things that attracted me; there was always something deadly lurking in anything I wanted, anything I loved.
John KnowlesYour war memories will be with you forever, you'll be asked about them thousands of times after the war is over. People will get their respect for you from that-partly from that, don't get me wrong-but if you can say that you were up front where there was some real shooting going on, then that will mean a whole lot to you in years to come.
John Knowles