“But nothing surprises me now. I’ve grown used to living in a world that is out of joint, as if it has been struck by an enormous earthquake so that the roads are no longer flat, nor the building straight.” CorruptionCrueltyFascismAuthoritarianismNazismNazi GermanyCorruption Politics Book:March Violets Source: March Violets
“I have to hand it to you people. Three attempts to kill Hitler in as many weeks and all of them botched. You would think that a group of senior army officers would know how to kill one man. It's what you're supposed to be good at, damn it. None of you seemed to have any trouble slaughtering millions during the Great War. But it seems beyond any of you to actually kill Hitler. Next thing you'll be telling me you were planning to use silver bullets to shoot the bastard.” World War IiSecond World WarAssassination PlotAssassinate Book:Bernie Gunther Source: Bernie Gunther
“Farraj looked at me with the clinical distaste of a chiropodist regarding a septic toenail.” Distaste Author:Philip Kerr
“Believe me, I know a lot about harm's way. It turns sharp left off the road to Shitsville when you're least expecting it.” MysterySpy Thriller Author:Philip Kerr
“The colonel stood up. “I hope you enjoy your trip to Uruguay. Its government is stable, democratic, and politically mature. There’s even a welfare state. Of course, the people are entirely European in origin. I believe they exterminated all the Indians. As a German, you should feel very much at home there.” GenocideGermanNational SocialismUruguayBlack Comedy Book:A Quiet Flame Source: A Quiet Flame
“Is dat een hakenkruis op dat stuk steen?" "Het is een zegel", zei ze. "Van de beschaving uit de Indusvallei. Van rond 1500 voor Christus. De swastika was een belangrijk religieus symbool van onze verre voorvaderen." Ik grijnsde. "Of misschien probeerden ze ons ergens voor te waarschuwen.” SwastikaHakenkruisIndusvalleiNazi DuitslandReligieus Symbool WaarschuwenZegel Book:If The Dead Rise Not Source: If The Dead Rise Not