There is an old saying: In history nothing is true but the names and dates. In fiction everything is true but the names and dates. The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.

The tactics...no, amateurs discuss tactics,.... Professional soldiers study logistics.

And so began something that had not quite begun and would not soon end, with many people in many places moving off in directions and on missions which they all mistakenly thought they understood. That was just as well. The future was too fearful for contemplation, and beyond the expected, illusory finish lines were things fated by the decisions made this morning -- and, once decided, best unseen.

The point of life was to press on, to do the best you can, to make the world a better place.

There is an old saying: In history nothing is true but the names and dates. In fiction everything is true but the names and dates. The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense.

There are two kinds of people: the ones who need to be told and the ones who figure it out all by themselves.

In battle, you forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.