It struck Yuki as almost comic that humans drew lines on the globe, and on both sides of those lines raised up armies. Then they fought and died to take possession of...what? Hills. Yuki knew he had to fight, and had to win, but that didn't make war anything to be proud of. Dean Hughes
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The quote “It struck Yuki as almost comic that humans drew lines on the globe, and on both sides of those lines raised up armies. Then they fought and died to take possession of...what? Hills. Yuki knew he had to fight, and had to win, but that didn't make war anything to be proud of” is a quote from the book “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. The author uses irony in this quote to underscore his point that war is nothing but a senseless act which serves only to destroy the lives of people who are still young and full of life.

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