“We were not born to fight, but our cradles were built from struggles and hardship. Pens, swords, sticks—weapons shoved into our fists as soon as we’re old enough to grasp them. So we fight because the world will cut our throats otherwise. We fight, because we won’t go down without one.”
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“You gotta admit, it's a messed-up world when going to war is safer than staying home.”
“. . . chasing after words like trying to grab the tails of comets.”
“Ruth, do what you must to keep our family out of harm’s way.”
“The premiere was as exciting as the 1938 boxing match between Max Schmeling and Joe Lewis.”
“It's amazin’ what people tell you when they’re relaxed and sittin’ in a barber chair.”
“The use of force is always an answer to problems...[It] isn't an attractive answer, though.”