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1 " I guess it’s true what they say," observed Jace. " There are no straight men in the trenches." " That’s atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. " There are no atheists in the trenches. "
2 " There are no atheists in the foxhole. "
― Ernie Pyle
3 " The old refrain is that there are no atheists in foxholes. That's nonsense. They are there by the millions. There is little in combat that will lead one to look upon the Creator with favor. What can't be there, instead, is the individualist, the selfish, the self-consumed, the self-centered, the aloof loner. Such a man cannot long survive. The terror of combat cannot be described by fear of death. There are worse things. The world can suddenly become a very cold place...He needs warmth, a fire, to survive: His discipline, his training, his duty, honor and country, his family, and ultimately the very oak of his manhood are thrown into the blaze, but they are not enough to save him. At the end, he needs the warmth of his comrades. Otherwise, all he will have with which to face the cold dark will be his own spent soul. "
― , Crouching Beast: A United States Army Lieutenant's Account of the Battle for Hamburger Hill, May 1969
4 " The devil and his demons really do believe in God—and why wouldn’t they? They understand that they are engaged in a cosmic battle of titanic proportions, and they know they are up against the Creator of the universe—a truth that makes them shudder. There are no atheists in hell! "
― Billy Graham , Billy Graham in Quotes
5 " I was hated, you know. I made no secret of the fact that I was an atheist. People told me there are no atheists in fox holes. That's nonsense. [interview promoting Marching as to War (2002)] "
6 " Isabelle rolled her eyes. " Oh, for the Angel's sake. Look, if there's no other way of getting out of this, I'll kiss Simon. I've done it before, it wasn't that bad." " Thanks," said Simon. " That's very flattering." " Well, I'm not kissing the mundane," said Jace. " I'd rather stay down here and rot." " Forever?" said Simon. " Forever's an awfully long time." Jace raised his eyebrows. " I knew it," he said. " You want to kiss me, don't you?" Simon threw up his hands in exasperation. " Of course not. But if—" " I guess it's true what they say," observed Jace. " There are no straight men in the trenches." " That's atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. " There are no atheists in the trenches. "
7 " There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes. "
― Erica Jong , Fear of Flying
8 " There are no atheists in the foxholes. "
9 " I would say that I definitely became much more religious. They say there are no atheists in foxholes, and this stroke put me into a very deep foxhole. Yet that feeling of faith sustained me, so I have no feelings of anger or regret. "
