“All of this was reflected on the situation map in General von Schlieben’s command post, in straight and curved arrows, in dotted and solid lines, in tactical symbols for batteries, regiments and companies, for tactical operations staffs and units of all kinds.  The great battle had become an abstract wall painting.  But for those who knew how to read it, every line was filled with life and death.”
– Paul Carrell, “Invasion! They’re Coming!”

Alice laughed.  “There’s no use trying,” she said, “one can’t believe impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen.  “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day.  Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
-Lewis Carroll, “Through the Looking Glass”

“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
– Rudyard Kipling