GI’s corrupted the native term han’guk saram, which means Korean, into the derisive slang “gook,” which was indelicately applied to all Asians, even in later undeclared wars.

—ROBERT J. DVORCHAK,
Battle for Korea

Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools.

—WILLIAM FAULKNER,
The Sound and the Fury

Is your mouth a little weak

When you open it to speak, are you smart?

—LORENZ HART AND RICHARD RODGERS,
“My Funny Valentine,” from Babes in Arms, 1936