Hitler was the fuhrer of the Third Reich. Hitler was evil. Hitler killed Jews. Hitler is a symbol. Most of us forget that he was a human being. We are hiding behind clichés, afraid not to seem Nazis.
He stood there waiting. Motionless, as if in a deep trance, cigarette lit in his hand. He had forgotten about it, and the ash was falling at his feet. It was slowly dying, a faint whiff of smoke