Scottie Simitian

“Not a week after Annie put her foot in Mrs. Huffmaster's duff, the Captain upped and laid down the date.”
― James McBride, The Good Lord Bird

“To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the
opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself.”
― Sun Tzu

“He had done nothing on Christmas day, just wandered around outside in the frozen woods. Hard ground, chill winds and bare branches that looked like they'd been dipped in sugar. None of it seemed real, like walking around in a desolate dream, but one he didn't want to wake up from.”
― R.D. Ronald, The Elephant Tree

“Don’t ever let anybody tell you that war is something beautiful or heroic. When people say war is hell, war is hell.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World