Vladimir

“Capital, it must be remembered, maintains a war more than forced contributions. Farmers”
― Thucydides, The History of the Peloponnesian War

“We are not paid to win,” returned The Management, we are paid for orchestrating ‘her day in court.’” “The”
― Portia Porter, Alienation of Affections

“Not the sort of thing I’d recommend if you are in witness protection,” summarized The Management, “But Mrs. Grimm did require ‘to be heard’?” “We”
― Portia Porter, Alienation of Affections

“He’d been dreaming about Mrs. Armbruster’s class, fifth grade at Oliver North Elementary. They were about to be let out because LearningNet said there was too much Kansas City flu around to keep the kids in Virginia and Tennessee in school that week. They were all wearing these molded white paper masks the nurses had left on their seats that morning. Mrs. Armbruster had just explained the meaning of the word pandemic.”
― William Gibson, Virtual Light