Patrick MacGill quotes
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“To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.18, Read Books Ltd
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“I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no special yearning towards military life, but who joined the army after war was declared.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : Patrick MacGill (2008). “The Amateur Army”, Forbes Press
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“Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician said the electorate does, the right thing from the wrong motive.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.7, Read Books Ltd
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“Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.31, Read Books Ltd
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“The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of fourteen hours intervenes between then and breakfast.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.12, Read Books Ltd
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“Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter of course, sprains and cuts claim momentary attention, but otherwise the health of the battalion is perfect.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.15, Read Books Ltd
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“Every battalion has its marching songs.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.32, Read Books Ltd
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“There comes a moment on a journey when something sweet, something irresistible and charming as wine raised to thirsty lips, wells up in the traveller's being.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.17, Read Books Ltd
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“Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often finds itself short of provisions.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.12, Read Books Ltd
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“Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.37, Read Books Ltd
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“A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched out to the roadway, and followed our merry pipers home to town.”
-- Patrick MacGillSource : MacGill, Patrick (2017). “The Amateur Army”, p.36, Read Books Ltd
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