Only the dead have seen the end of war.

It is only the dead who have seen the end of war

It should surprise no one that modern soldiers return home just as conflicted and detached as previous generations. The difference is that in the age of vapid American decadence, their simpler fundamental values are largely irrelevant to we civilians.

Worrying puts the cant's in. Alcohol gets the cant's out.

We should have learned by now not to be surprised by kittypets."

Graystripe

His men had begun gathering the wounded or stunned into a small group some distance back up the slope. Here and there an animal or human stirred, but not many. There were few cries of pain or fear now. Mostly, it was eerily quiet. Even the insects had ceased their music.