"You had a war. Every generation has a war-- except this one. But that's beside the point. The thing is not to makle excuses for the way you behaved-- not to take refuge in tragedy-- but to clarify who you are through your response to when you lived. If you can't do that, then you haven't made your contribution to the future..." -Timothy Findley, The Wars

"BOOKS ARE WEAPONS--in a free democracy everyone may read what he likes. Books educate, inform, inspire; they also provide entertainment, bolster morale. This book has been manufactured in conformity with wartime restrictions-read it and pass it on. Our armed forces especially need books-you may give them to your nearest U.S.O. office, leave them at your public library, or send them direct to Commanding General, 4th Corps Army Headquarters, Atlanta, GA., marked 'For Army Libraries.'"