Jen Watkins

“...we sang in church "Tata Nzolo"! Which means Father in Heaven or Father of Fish Bait depending on just how you sing it, and that pretty well summed up my quandry.”
― Barbara Kingsolver

“Nim unwrapped a loaf of fresh dilled rye bread and opened a crock of trout mousse. He slathered up a big slice and handed it to me. [...] We had thinly sliced veal smothered in kumquat sauce, fresh spinach with pine nuts, and fat red beefsteak tomatoes (impossibly rare at this time of year) broiled and stuffed with lemon apple sauce. The wide, fan-shaped mushrooms were sauteed lightly and served as a side dish. The main course was followed by a salad of red and green baby lettuce with dandelion greens and toasted hazelnuts.”
― Katherine Neville, The Eight

“...much of modern military tactics is geared toward maneuvering the enemy into a position where they can essentially be massacred from safety.”
― Sebastian Junger, War

“War is a lot of things and it's useless to pretend that exciting isn't one of them.”
― Sebastian Junger, War