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In their eyes as they pass is not hatred, not excitement, not despair, not the tonic of their victory - there is just the simple expression of being here as though they had been here doing this forever, and nothing else.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Been Being Despair Doing Else Excitement Expression Eyes Forever Had Hatred Here Just Nothing Pass Simple Though Tonic Victory

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All the rest of us - you and me and even the thousands of soldiers behind the lines in Africa - we want terribly yet only academically for the war to get over.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Academically Africa Behind Even Get Lines Me Only Over Rest Soldiers Terribly Thousands Us Want War You

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Below us the Thames grew lighter, and all around below were the shadows - the dark shadows of buildings and bridges that formed the base of this dreadful masterpiece.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Around Base Below Bridges Buildings Dark Dreadful Formed Grew Lighter Masterpiece Shadows Thames Us Were

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I've really been sick with this cold, but I think I might have kept the columns going anyhow except I was just so low in spirit, I didn't have the will to struggle against them when my deadline was so close and I felt so lousy.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Against Anyhow Been Close Cold Columns Deadline Except Felt Going Just Kept Lousy Low Might Really Sick Spirit Struggle Them Think Will I Think

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It was a night when London was ringed and stabbed with fire.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Fire London Night

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Our artillery has really been sensational. For once we have enough of something and at the right time. Officers tell me they actually have more guns than they know what to do with.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Actually Artillery Been Enough Guns Know Me More Officers Once Our Really Right Right Time Sensational Something Tell Than Time

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Swinging first and swinging to kill is all that matters now.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: First Matters Now Swinging

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The American soldier is quick in adapting himself to a new mode of living. Outfits which have been here only three days have dug vast networks of ditches three feet deep in the bare brown earth. They have rigged up a light here and there with a storage battery.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Adapting American Bare Battery Been Brown Days Deep Dug Earth Feet Here Himself Light Living Mode Networks New Only Outfits Quick Soldier Storage Three Up Vast Which

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The closest fires were near enough for us to hear the crackling flames and the yells of firemen. Little fires grew into big ones even as we watched. Big ones died down under the firemen's valor only to break out again later.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Again Big Big Ones Break Closest Died Down Enough Even Fires Flames Grew Hear Later Little Near Only Out Us Valor Watched Were

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The men are walking. They are fifty feet apart, for dispersal. Their walk is slow, for they are dead weary, as you can tell even when looking at them from behind. Every line and sag of their bodies speaks their inhuman exhaustion.

~Ernie Pyle

Topics: Apart Behind Bodies Dead Even Every Exhaustion Feet Fifty Inhuman Line Looking Men Slow Speaks Tell Them Walk Walking Weary You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: August 3rd, 1900

Died: April 18th, 1945

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