These men were the salt of the skies, the one out of ten who had determinedly stayed alive through the whole war, very often hurt, absolutely refusing to be killed. (R. A. Lafferty)

These men were the salt of the skies, the one out of ten who had determinedly stayed alive through the whole war, very often hurt, absolutely refusing to be killed.

R. A. Lafferty

Related topics

salt hurt men ten war

Related quotes

I often went to bed without supper 'cause I hated my mother's cooking. So, to go to bed without supper was not a torture to me. If she was gonna hurt me, she'd make me eat. View quote
Maurice Sendak
For me, singing sad songs often has a way of healing a situation. It gets the hurt out in the open into the light, out of the darkness. View quote
Reba McEntire
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform - They are sent into the world with bills of credit, and seldom draw to their full extent. View quote
Horace Walpole
There hardly can be a greater difference between any two men, than there too often is, between the same man, a lover and a husband. View quote
Samuel Richardson
In time of war all countries behave equally badly, because the power of action is handed over to stupid and obstinate men. View quote
Kenneth Clark