The Airshipmen Quotes

“Thomson, long-necked and vulture-like, stood with his slender hand extended. His Though Thomson was courteous, Lou couldn’t help feeling intimidated, but at the same time sympathetic. At times like this, Lou remembered what his grandmother once told him: ‘Remember, son, inside every man there’s a small boy’. Her words floated down from the ether at this moment.”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen

“No boyfriend! Why not?
Eligible men are scarce—most of them are buried in France.
What about them Americans?
Oh, no. I can’t.”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen

“You’ll find someone special. I just know you will. And when you do, you grab ’im and ’old on to ’im and never let ’im go. I did. My ’usband was a lovely man and he gave me two wonderful sons. Oh, I do miss ’im so. Tears filled Mrs. Tilly’s eyes and ran down her cheeks. They’re all gone now. Our first boy at Mons … the second at Ypres.”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen

“Make the most of this life, my dear. It’s just a flicker of a candle. That’s all it is ...”
― David Dennington, The Airshipmen