Orphan Brigade Quotes

“It’s important to have a buddy like that. Somebody who’ll stop you from doing that really stupid thing you were gonna do just because you couldn’t think of anything better. -- unidentified soldier, eulogizing his dead buddy”
― Henry V. O'Neil, Orphan Brigade

“But that’s part of being in charge, Jan. Maybe the most important part. You can’t let your people get fucked over. Not if you expect them to follow you.”
― Henry V. O'Neil, Orphan Brigade

“Good units walk a thin line between indiscipline and ineffectiveness. Ignore the rules too often and you’ve got a mob, but enforce the rules too strictly and you’ve got a herd.”
― Henry V. O'Neil, Orphan Brigade

“Food’s the killer. The clock starts as soon as the troops are on the ground. You wouldn’t believe how fast they consume what they’re carrying, and then … if I don’t get them more, if I don’t find them more … they die.”
― Henry V. O'Neil, Orphan Brigade

“I’ve had a lot of lieutenants over the years, and all the good ones were sick, sick individuals. You might be the best one yet.”
― Henry V. O'Neil, Orphan Brigade