Before the development of tourism, travel was conceived to be like study, and it's fruits were considered to be the adornment of the mind and the formation of the judgment.
Paul FussellEvery war is ironic because every war is worse than expected. Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends.
Paul FussellIf I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces.
Paul FussellWars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it.
Paul Fussell