The Frozen Hours Quotes

“Go home, Sean. Go plant some flowers and mow your grass. And maybe hatch a couple more kids."
"You sound like Colleen. That's what she wants."
"It's what we all want. Some of us just don't know it yet.”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours

“In terms of the collective memory of the American people, the Korean War is not just forgotten. It was not remembered in the first place….” —HISTORIAN ALLAN MILLETT”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

“As has happened in the American Civil War and World War I, the technology for mass destruction has far outpaced man’s ability to maintain the peace.”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

“No one knew how to end it. The war had settled into unbearable, unwinnable battles. It had reached a point where there were no more victories, only death.”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

“colonel, was outranked by both Puller and Litzenberg. But no one seemed concerned with the insignia”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

“Every Marine was trained in handling a rifle, no matter what noncombat job he might assume down the road. Right now, at Hagaru-ri, every Marine was now a rifleman.”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War

“All right. They’re on our left. They’re on our right. They’re in front of us, they’re behind us. They can’t get away this time.” —COLONEL LEWIS “CHESTY” PULLER”
― Jeff Shaara, The Frozen Hours: A Novel of the Korean War