Wartime Quotes

There was, for many of us, a great escape in reading about the fantastic and supernatural during wartime. Terrors more terrible than those we were living through gave us an outlet for our anxiety.

~ M.j. Rose

In wartime people took action because of what they believed in. In peacetime people were driven by their private concerns.

~ Sara Sheridan

In wartime, she thought to herself, you don’t call a death murder.

~ Sara Sheridan

It's about more than us, now, can't you see? I love you, of course I do, but some things...some things just have to be done.

~ Natasha Farrant

The sky was a sparkling succession of black diamonds on black velvet made crystal clear by the blackout.

~ Sara Sheridan

Fire supposed he needed to be there in order to give rousing speeches and lead the charge into the fray, or whatever is was commanders did in wartime. She resented his competence at something so tragic and senseless. She wished he, or somebody, would throw down his sword and say, 'Enough! This is a silly way to decide who's in charge!' And it seemed to her, as the beds in the healing room filled and emptied and filled, that these battles didn't leave much to be in charge of. The kingdom was already broken, and this war was tearing the broken pieces smaller.

~ Kristin Cashore

We have our mission and we are going to complete it. So grab your straws and suck it the fuck up.

~ Greg Rucka

Somebody's got to win this war, right?

~ Greg Rucka

In wartime, everyone loves a soldier, and a wounded hero even more so.

~ Jack Higgins

People are so different in wartime. No one gets to be ordinary. Not really.

~ Sara Sheridan

Wars are not paid for in wartime, the bill comes later.

~ Benjamin Franklin