And what goes on in the head of a walking dead man? What personal failure could he possibly fear more than death itself?

No, no, never send interim reports. Only final ones. Interim reports tend to elicit orders. Which you must either then obey, or spend valuable time and energy …

'It didn't work, so let's do it some more'? In my line of work, they call that military stupidity. I don't know what they call it in civilian life.

The man who assumes everything is a lie is at least as mistaken as the one who assumes everything is true.

'I won't die, eaten alive,' he said. He put a fresh clip in his gun. 'I'll do you first if you want, or you can do it yourself.'

It was close; but that's the way it is in war. You win or lose, live or die - and the difference is just an eyelash.

Stand us against a wall and shoot us, well and good, you are victors. But why should I be brought before a Tribunal like a c-c-c-... I can't even get the word …