War may be an auction for countries. For soldiers it's a lottery.

“Oh, diplomacy," said M.D., in his element, "it mops up war's spillages; legitim…”

“The world unmakes stuff faster than people can make it.”

“One fine day a predatory world shall consume itself.”

“I got a six'n'six so maybe my luck was healin', so I thinked, fool o' fate what…”