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The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4) QUOTES

The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4) QUOTES

1 " I confess, without shame, that I am sick and tired of fighting—its glory is all moonshine; even success the most brilliant is over dead and mangled bodies, with the anguish and lamentations of distant families, appealing to me for sons, husbands and fathers….Tis only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded or lacerated…that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation. "

― Jeff Shaara , The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)

2 " care about right now is how long this is "

― Jeff Shaara , The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)

3 " Men with power either trumpet to everyone just how powerful they are, or they use that power effectively by keeping quiet about it, and going about their duties. "

― Jeff Shaara , The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)

4 " Tis only those who have never heard a shot, never heard the shriek and groans of the wounded or lacerated…that cry aloud for more blood, more vengeance, more desolation. "

― Jeff Shaara , The Fateful Lightning (Civil War: 1861-1865, Western Theater, #4)