How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Section.Paragraph)
Quote #1
'Was that a grenade?' he asked with excitement and hope. (1.1.78)
For Pyle, who's never seen a war up close and a teenager's sense of his own immortality, the prospect of a grenade exploding nearby impresses him like fireworks or a thunderstorm.
Quote #2
'Are you really looking for the people who killed him?'
'No,' Vigot said. 'I'm just making a report, that's all. So long as it's an act or war – well, there are thousands killed every year.' (1.2.2.21-2)
The war makes homicide investigation little more than paperwork. Vigot's not pleased. He can't fully do his job he would like to be able to do, and he's had to learn how to live with this restriction on his work, his passion, and his spirit.