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Chapter 9
Quotation: "With a little ingenuity and vision, he had made it all but impossible for anyone in the squadron to talk to him, which was just fine with everyone, he noticed, since no one wanted to talk to him anyway."
-This quote means that he made it easy for people to talk to him but nobody wanted to talk to him.

Chapter 10
Quotation: "There is no light. I don't feel like starting my generator. I used to get a kick out of saving people's lives. Now I wonder what the hell's the point, since they all have to die anyway."
-This quote means that he has giving up hope. He feels useless like why should he save anyone when in reality we live to die.

Chapter 11
Quotation: "The important thing is to keep them pledging," he explained to his cohorts. "It doesn't matter whether they mean it or not."
-This quote means that everyone should pledge out of respect rather they mean it or not.

Chapter 12
Quotation: "The enemy ... is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's on, and that includes Colonel Cathcart. And don't you forget that, because the longer you remember it, the longer you might live."
-This quote means that everyone is out to kill and if you keep that in mind then you'll live longer than those who won't.

Chapter 13
Quotation: "You know, that might be the answer - to act boastfully about something we ought to be ashamed of. That's a trick that never seems to fail."
-This quote means everything will be better if you take up for it. Act like you care about something that isn't good.