as they were, and skillful with weapons, they went about where they liked and did as they pleased, approaching the inevitable time when they would cross the wrong man

Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent.

Men had it so simple. When it wasn't about Sticking It In, it was about Having The Gun, a variation that allowed them to Stick It In from a distance.

She gave an envious thought to the happier lot of men, who are always free to plunge into the healing waters of action.

No wire with teeth reached out to trap him for enemy guns. The soldiers who marched with him had seen too much war to make a lot of unnecessary noise, but they grinned and checked their rifles. They knew what they were gaining here.

Men spend their time in following a ball or a hare; it is the pleasure even of kings.

Ordinarily men exercise their memory much more than their judgment.

Men are always ready to respect anything that bores them.

Like so many American men, Hayduke loved guns, the touch of oil, the acrid smell of burnt powder, the taste of brass, bright copper alloys, good cutlery, all things well made and deadly.

Men are funny characters, they must always have something to bemuse them.

Try to enjoy the great festival of life with other men.

I really felt that, belonging to a foot regiment, it was my duty to march with the men.

Shall I tell you why young men love war? . . . In peace, there are a hundred questions with a thousand answers! In war, there is only one question with one right answer. . . . Going to war makes you a man. It is emotionally exciting and morally restful.

Next to hating their enemies, men are most inclined to flatter them.