What seemed nothing to you in war may seem terrible to you in peacetime

(Le Régiment, Paris, 1919)

We could very well have taken hill 304… but not be able to take the Metro.

One may have resisted Kraut attacks… …but not resist French attacks.

There are the exploding bombs we escape… We are killed by certain explosions… of endearment.

With a mask we are not afraid of noxious gases. Without a mask, they are more annoying…