“Every one knew he could foretell wars and famines, though that was not so hard, for there was always a war, and generally a famine somewhere.”
“We lose more women to marriage than war, famine, and disease.”
“People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.”
“When old friends get together, everything else fades to insignificance."- War, Famine, Pestilence, and Death”
“Either a species learns to control its own population, or something like disease, famine, war, will take care of the issue.”
“That’s exactly where they send entry-level diplomats. After you cut your teeth on a few civil wars and a famine or two, you might get lucky and be given a plum post somewhere in the SECOND World.”