- I have only one thing to say: I killed a lot of Germans, and I am only sorry I didn't kill more.
- [on her wartime exploits] Freedom is the only thing worth living for. While I was doing that work, I used to think it didn't matter if I died, because without freedom there was no point in living.
- [on being a courier for the Allied Soldiers] It was much easier for us, you know, to travel all over France. A woman could get out of a lot of trouble that a man could not.
- [on the Nazis] If ever the opportunity arose, I would do everything I could to stop the Nazi movement. My hatred of the Nazis was very very deep.
- [on women's role during wartime] I don't see why we women should just wave our men a proud goodbye and then knit them balaclavas.
- [describing herself] someone who loved nothing more than 'a good drink' and handsome men 'especially French men.'
- [on killing during World War II] I was not a very nice person. And it didn't put me off my breakfast.
- [on not having affairs during World War II] And in my old age, I regret it. But you see, if I had accommodated one man, the word would spread around, and I would have had to accommodate the whole damn lot.
- Life after war: It's dreadful because you've been so busy and then it all just fizzles out.
- I was never afraid. I was too busy to be afraid.
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