Philip Ulbrich

“The rhythm of the rails does nothing for Hicks the rest of the night but repeat wottachump, wottachump, wottachump till dawn, which arrives sometime between Harrisburg and Paoli.”
― Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket

“First a warning, musical; then the hour, irrevocable.”
― Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway: The Original 1925 Unabridged and Complete Edition

“Wells, on the other hand, while acknowledging the intellectual aspects of his game, focused on its emotional side. The wargame provides an opportunity for glory without gore and defeat without destruction. By involving the player as an active participant in the events, not merely as a passive observer, wargaming provides a unique learning experience that leads to a deeper and more personal understanding and appreciation of warfare than can be attained by any other method short of actual participation on the field of battle.”
― Peter P. Perla, Peter Perla’s The Art of Wargaming: A Guide for Professionals and Hobbyists

“The roots of modern anti-Semitism were well and truly laid down in the inflammatory and hateful writings of the Church fathers nearly two thousand years ago, all of whom have since been elevated to sainthood.”
― John Pickard, Behind the Myths - the Foundations of Judaism, Christianity and Islam