Lagniappe: If the Germans had known Olive ...

From my quote journal.

If the Germans had known Olive and been sensible they would have gone out of their way not to anger her. But they didn't know her or they were stupid. When they killed Martin Hopps they lost the war because that made my mother mad and she took out after them. She had liked Martin Hopps. He had never hurt anyone. When they killed him Olive declared war on the German empire.

John Steinbeck, East of Eden