World war one quotes

"There were many Words that you could not stand to hear and finally only the names of places had dignity. Abstract Words such as glory, honor, courage, or hallow were obscene. "

American novelist and WW1 veteran Ernest Hemingway, in 'A Farewell to Arms', 1929

"Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide."

French soldier Henri Barbusse, in his novel "Le Feu", 1915