How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
I got away with them because I was an American agent all through the war. My broadcasts carried coded information out of Germany.
The code was a matter of mannerisms, pauses, emphases, coughs, seeming stumbles in certain key sentences. Persons I never saw gave me my instructions, told me in which sentences of a broadcast the mannerisms were to appear. (8.3-4)
Not all warfare is about guns blazing and bombs dropping. This story focuses on participants like Campbell, whose involvement is less militant but no less real. Campbell's propaganda, whatever his reasons were for producing it, inspires nasty people to do nasty things.
Quote #5
'You made her happy,' he said.
'I hope so,' I said. 'That made me hate you more,' he said. 'Happiness has no place in war.' (18.79-81)
Harsh. But true? We're not sure. We do really like all those stories about finding a silver lining even in the darkest clouds, but we can see where Noth is going with this, and we're not on board.
Quote #6
'What does it mean?' said Helga.
'Maybe they declared war last night,' I said. She tightened her fingers on my arm convulsively.
'You don't really think so, do you?' she said. She thought it was possible. 'A joke,' I said. 'Some kind of holiday, obviously.' (23.25-28)
When you've survived WWII, it's really easy to believe that another huge war can start at any time. What's more disturbing is the notion that patriotic displays convince people that war is imminent, even if that's not necessarily the case. Propaganda does real damage, folks.