I don't think journalists in World War II were objective about the Nazis, and I don't think they should have been.

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by.

Maybe the ultimate wound is the one that makes you miss the war you got it in.

An adventure is a situation where the outcome is not entirely within your control. It is up to fate, in other words

No matter how many people you kill, using a machine gun in battle is not a war crime because it does not cause unnecessary suffering; it simply performs its job horrifyingly well.

War is a lot of things and it's useless to pretend that exciting isn't one of them. (pg. 144)

The army consists of the first infantry division and eight million replacements.

All journalists hope that their work will inspire a broader conversation. I think that's just what journalism is.

Firemen don't talk about whether a burning warehouse is worth saving.

I was surprised how open and unguarded the military was. I expected more scrutiny, more supervision from command.

...nothing wonderful lasted forever. Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.

Have Fun, Be Safe, and Always Have FAITH

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to receive new information from age and experience.

And ah for a man to arise in me, That the man I am may cease to be!

Lyndon Johnson believed the poor deserved a better life than the economy was providing them. He thought private power and greed had to be checked by a vibrant democracy.

Juno: Honest to blog?

Poetry had far better imply things than preach them directly... in the open pulpit her voice grows hoarse and fails.

I never said that movies were struggling behind TV. I'm just saying that movies have a better creative cache.

I am an optimist by nature and believe strongly that technology can be brought to bear to create alternatives, even in crisis situations.

Plenty of bad movies are very successful, and plenty of good movies are not. And distribution is so crazy, some films won't even get their day in court.