David Lippman

“John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.”
― Isaac Asimov

“Stalin scribbled on an intelligence report predicting that Hitler would attack the Soviet Union in June 1941: 'You can send your "source" to his f*cking mother. This is disinformation.”
― Ion Mihai Pacepa, Disinformation

“The Royal Navy had not built its magnificent reputation over the centuries by avoiding battle.”
― Arthur Nicholson, Hostages To Fortune: Winston Churchill And The Loss Of The Prince Of Wales And Repulse

“There was a big number over the door of the building. The number was five. Before the Americans could go inside, their only English-speaking guard told them to memorize their simple address, in case they got lost in the big city. Their address was this: 'Schlachthof-fünf.' Schlachthof means slaughterhouse. Fünf was good old five.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five