How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
All three men were indispensable. Had there been only two, they couldn't have pumped, patched, and repelled the sharks. (3.15.30)
Louie, Phil, and Mac make a great team—someone's on pump duty, someone's on patch duty, and someone's on shark-punching duty. Being on a plane together for so long enables them to work in unison with little friction, like they're a well-oiled machine themselves.
Quote #8
Slipping between cool, clean sheets, their stomachs full, their sores soothed, they were deeply grateful to have been received with such compassion. Phil had a relieved thought: They are our friends. (3.17.26)
It doesn't take much to make a friend in war. Sometimes an act of kindness is all it takes, because in war these acts, especially between warring nations, are few and far between.