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“I kissed Don on the cheek ‘Goodbye!’ He turned to watch me go. Shortly afterwards they brought me his black tail, as I asked for a souvenir. Strange as it may seem, we ate his heart and kidneys for dinner, as they are now reserved for the owners. I am sure he would have preferred that I, rather than another, should do so.”

“God had created hell but it wasn’t bad enough so he created Mesopotamia.”

“Gallipoli was nothing but a foolish sideshow.”

“I don’t order you to attack — I order you to die. In the time which passes until we die, other troops and commanders can take out places.”