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Quotes from The Forever War — Joe Haldeman

born 1943 United States

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5 quotes

She hadn’t been such a bad girl before the power went to her head.

The Forever War (1974)

I had to stifle an impulse to laugh. Surely “cowardice“ had nothing to do with his decision. Surely he had nothing so primitive and unmilitary as a will to live.

The Forever War (1974)

I never found anyone else and I don’t want anyone else. I don’t care whether you’re ninety years old or thirty. If I can’t be your lover, I’ll be your nurse.

The Forever War (1974)

Relativity propped it up, at least gave it the illusion of being there...the way all reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted.

The Forever War (1974)

It was making me a little queasy. Doctors don’t seem to realize that most of us are perfectly content not having to visualize ourselves as animated bags of skin filled with obscene glop.

The Forever War (1974)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Joe Haldeman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.