I guess every generation is doomed to fight its war...suffer the loss of the same old illusions, and learn the same old lessons on its own.

It’s paradoxical that the death of your quarry is besides the point and at the same time the whole point. A chase without a kill as its object is like a journey without a destination a kill without a chase employing all the hunter’s craft is killing, not hunting.

True believers just don't see things the way they are, because if they did, they wouldn't be true believers anymore.

In wartime, the degree of patriotism is directly proportional to distance from the front.