In the mind of all the English soldiers there is absolutely no hate for the Germans, but a kind of brotherly though slightly comtemptuous kindness - as to men who are going through a bad time as well as ourselves. Ivor Gurney More Quotes by Ivor Gurney More Quotes From Ivor Gurney A sense of beauty is every hindrance to a soldier; yet there would be no soldiers - or none such soldier had not men dead and living cherished and handed on the sacred fire. Ivor Gurney soldier fire men There are strange hells within the minds war made. Ivor Gurney strange mind war The songs I had are withered Or vanished clean. Yet there are bright tracks Where I have been. Ivor Gurney clean track song