Herman Wouk Quotes about War

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind.

Peace, if it ever exists, will not be based on the fear of war, but on the love of peace. It will not be the abstaining from an act, but the coming of a state of mind.

Herman Wouk

War, Mind, States

Herman Wouk (1986). “Winds of War”, Pocket

War is a business in which a lot of people watch a few people get killed and are damn glad it wasn't them.

Herman Wouk

War, People, Watches

Herman Wouk (1951). “The Caine mutiny: a novel of World War II.”, Garden City

The films of The Caine Mutiny and Marjorie Morningstar always seemed to me mere thin skims of the story lines, and I never did see a meager Hollywood caper called Youngblood Hawke, vaguely based on my 800-page novel. So it was that I opted for television, with its much broader time limits, for The Winds of War.

Herman Wouk

War, Wind, Mutiny