There was so much going on, and so little he cared to know about! - Michael Swanwick

They're just kids," Will said scornfully.
"Do not despise them because they are young. The young make excellent soldiers and better martyrs. They are easily dominated, quickly trained, and as ruthless as you command them to be. They kill without regret, and they go to their deaths readily, because they do not truly understand that death is permanent.

Good men are dying at this very moment to protect you, your factories, your possessions, and all civilization."
"Good men are dying every moment," Gretchen replied coldly, "somewhere. Since they did not ask my leave to do so, I feel no particular obligation toward them.

They were not aware of the madness that lurked within their own minds.