Wartime Scholar Pillows

President Harry Truman

The unknown soldier: war grave.

Burning the midnight oil.

Academics At The Beach: The Old Man And The Sea

"There's the pressure from my public, naturally, as well as the pressure from my publisher, my agent, and all that. But the real pressure comes from that devil inside that makes me different from other men, that makes me a writer. But, of course, you know all about pressure, grinding out those papers at Sarah Lawrence."

"He reports to Grand Central Palace tomorrow."

'Exams were harder before the Renaissance.'

"Mission 66.666% accomplished."

"Well, if the test is multiple choice I choose not to take it."

Theodore Roosevelt.

The real reason the Christmas Truce didn't last.

'And remind your father to take out the chicken from the freezer and don't forget to do your homework.'

Sign by school library reads: 'Passing Lane'

Divinity School - Authorized Parsons Only

'Mrs. Wayne was so excited about getting her masters in physical science, she took a quantum leap!'

"I can't take another memoir."

"I can't wait to get home and insult my parents from a position of authority."

"We didn't have telly in wartime, we had to make our own violence."

"The luck didn't last. A shell finally got me near Batogne. Honestly, I didn't know I was injured until I reached down and found a hole in my leg. It makes you realize things."

Soldiers

'Bloody warmongers!'

King George VI

'Light Expelling Darkness' - Patriotic Support for Pitt Against Whig Opposition and French Principles

"Do you care for the soldier type?"

'These are really heavy -- Couldn't you fax them or something?'

"My dad was in the war, but he doesn't talk about it."

Santa Clause Visits Union Troops

"It's not a bullet hole - it's a cavity."

The Process of Cooking 2000 Turkeys for Soldier's Thanksgiving Dinner

'We could not have seen this film in the love seats at the Roxy in 1944-I was in Stalag 48 then!'

'We learned about Vietnam in school today, Grandpa -- shame on you!'