• It is, in the imagination of combat's fans, the divinely listless loveplay that follows the orgasm of victory. It is called 'mopping up.

    Kurt Vonnegut: It is, in the imagination of combat's fans, the divinely listless loveplay that follows the orgasm of victory. It is called 'mopping up.
    KURT VONNEGUT JR (1969). “SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE”