"I often noticed that the surrounding mountains inspired Hitler. He once joked that here he stood 'above the world' in an environment comparable to Olympius, legendary mount of the gods, but that alone..."
- Heinz Linge
"There began to appear before my romantic eyes...a vast and complicated network of espionage, terror, sadism and hate, from which no one, official or private, could escape."
- Erik Larson
"I'd rather be a pessimist because then I can only be pleasantly surprised."
- Benjamin Franklin