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The Moon Is Down
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"The Moon Is Down" Quotes

The Moon Is Down: A small town occupied by enemy soldiers grapples with resistance and the complexities of war.

Quotes

In every war, the smoke clears away, and the dead are left, with their wounds and their scars, as the only evidence of what men can do to each other.

John Steinbeck

warhuman nature

Freedom is a very good horse to ride, but to ride somewhere.

John Steinbeck

freedom

A man can't be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

John Steinbeck

wisdom

The human being is bound by his skin and his thoughts, and his body and his spirit are all he has.

John Steinbeck

human nature

And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker.

John Steinbeck

fate

Fear the time when the bombs stop falling while the bombers live - for every time the bombers live, they win.

John Steinbeck

fearwar

The moment one of our men stops being afraid of the enemy, that moment the enemy is doomed.

John Steinbeck

couragewar

War is not simple. There are many factors in war, and the simplest of wars, if there is such a thing, is not simple.

John Steinbeck

war

The law against the foreigner is a temporary thing, but the law against the citizen is a permanent thing.

John Steinbeck

justicediscrimination