In the Balance Quotes

“Holy Jesus God, it's the Gerps shootin' us up!" the manager shouted. He hadn't known whether to say Germans or Japs, and came out with both at once.”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“Some things unfortunately yielded to no man’s orders. Maybe that was why foolish people imagined gods into being: to have someone whose orders were sure to be obeyed.”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“he spoke a word of pure German: “Vernichtungslager.” Extermination camp.”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“Had he said that in Russian, he would have forfeited the goodwill he’d won from the kolkhoz’s farmers.”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“folderol”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“kasha”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“Piwo.”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“actinic”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“Ju-86.”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance

“boffins”
― Harry Turtledove, In the Balance