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In war, men lose what makes them great. Their creativity. Their wisdom. Their joy. All that's left is their utility. War is not monstrous for making corpses of men so much as it is for making machines of them. And woe to those who have no use in war except to feed the machines.
Pierce Brown
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When you look at a lot of the military histories, and even modern military history, everyone pretty much refers to each other by nicknames.
Pierce Brown
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All my people sing of are memories. And so I will remember this death. It will burden me as it does not burden my fellow students - I must not let that change. I must not become like them. I'll remember that every sin, every death, every sacrifice, is for freedom.
Pierce Brown
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Humans are always negotiating. That's what conversation is. Someone has something, knows something. Someone wants something.
Pierce Brown
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Conceptually, I always took issue with bullies and those who took advantage of others, whether it was a teacher's cruelty to a student, or a student who picked fights with others.
Pierce Brown
