Violence/war

Famous quotes containing the words violence and/or war:

    Who shall measure the heat and violence of the poet’s heart when caught and tangled in a woman’s body?
    Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)

    Newspaperman: That was a magnificent work. There were these mass columns of Apaches in their war paint and feather bonnets. And here was Thursday leading his men in that heroic charge.
    Capt. York: Correct in every detail.
    Newspaperman: He’s become almost a legend already. He’s the hero of every schoolboy in America.
    Frank S. Nugent (1908–1965)