"I have broken all ties that bind me to the (U.S.) Army, not suddenly, impulsively, but conscientiously and after due deliberation. I sacrifice more to my principles than any other officer in the Army can do. I would rather carry a musket in the cause of the South than be commander-in-chief under Mr. Lincoln."

-- Edmund Kirby Smith

#War Quotes #Army Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?”
“No shame in saying that I felt a loneliness drifting through me. Funny how it was, everyone perched in their own little world with the deep need to talk, each person with their own tale, beginning in some strange middle point, then trying so hard to tell it all, to have it all make sense, logical and final.”
“but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane. The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.”
“At some point in the next century the number of invented languages will probably overtake the number of surviving natural languages.”
“You are afraid to die?' Yes, everyone is.' But to die as lovers may - to die together, so that they may live together. Girls are caterpillars when they live in the world, to be finally butterflies when the summer comes; but in the meantime there are grubs and larvae, don't you see - each with their peculiar propensities, necessities and structures.”

Source : Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (2015). “Carmilla”, p.33, Booklassic
“Liberty for wolves is death to the lambs.”
“In the ring, I never really knew fear.”
“We've lost a lot of our great stars. I can't hang out with those who aren't here. The phone service to heaven is so bad, you know. But I get to visit with their memories.”

Source : "Debbie Reynolds: The last 'Republic' interview". Interview with Randy Cordova, www.azcentral.com. December 28, 2016.

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