He wanted to answer them with steel and explosives, with metal tearing into soft tissue and spinning on the… — Sebastian Faulks
He wanted to answer them with steel and explosives, with metal tearing into soft tissue and spinning on the bone. When the war was over there would be a place for contemplation, even generosity, but in the meantime he treasured his hatred as a means of saving his own life and those of his men.
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