Now do you see why war irritates me? It's always the same. A lot of people get killed, but in the end, the whole thing is settled at the conference table. The notion of having the conference first doesn't seem to occur to people.
David Eddings, Leigh Eddings (2015). “Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress: 2-Book Collection”, p.90, HarperCollins UK
