It's all rot that they put in the war-news about the good humour of the troops, how they … - Erich Maria Remarque

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Erich Maria Remarque

It's all rot that they put in the war-news about the good humour of the troops, how they are arranging dances almost before they are out of the front-line. We don't act like that because we are in a good humour: we are in a good humour because otherwise we should go to pieces.

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