"He changed the subject now, congratulated Valencia on her engagement ring.
‘Thank you,’ she said, and held it out so Rosewater could get a close look. ‘Billy got that diamond in the war.’
‘That’s the attractive thing about war,’ said Rosewater. ‘Absolutely everybody gets a little something.’"
‘Thank you,’ she said, and held it out so Rosewater could get a close look. ‘Billy got that diamond in the war.’
‘That’s the attractive thing about war,’ said Rosewater. ‘Absolutely everybody gets a little something.’"
— Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.