Philip Ulbrich

“I have heard about Venice’s fogs from my old man at the well, dark stories of how the mist descends as thick as doubt, so that men can no longer tell where the land ends and the water begins. The next morning, he says, you can always find one or two fellows with bad consciences floating facedown in a canal barely a hundred yards from their homes.”
― Sarah Dunant, In the Company of the Courtesan

“In Ferguson’s words: ‘The past – like real-life chess, or indeed any other game – is different; it does not have a predetermined end.’63”
― Philip Sabin, Simulating War: Studying Conflict through Simulation Games

“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

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