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“But despite their best efforts, when Steve ripped the top off the mylar bag, he pulled out the chalky white 3D-printed biscuit made of insect flour and groaned. “Not you again.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper

“You have to remember, I’m Native American. My people are from this continent, and”—she pointed a finger at Clarisse and smiled—“to my ancestors you were the trespassers on our land who came in and set the borders.” Clarisse nodded. “I didn’t think of it that way.” “Invaders never do.” Tala chuckled, shaking her head.”
― A.R. Shaw, Graham's Resolution Boxset #1-4

“Man was nothing more and nothing less than an animal with the ability to start a fire, and that made him perilous to all other creatures, but especially his fellow man.”
― A.R. Shaw, Graham's Resolution Boxset #1-4

“That was a default reaction from a drone. Steve knew this because he’d programmed them early on to be masters of rock paper scissors.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper

“The first place to look for anyone in the afternoon was in the mess tent and, more specifically, in the coffee line. Dalton liked to get in the dining area first thing in the morning because he hated anyone standing between him and his coffee.”
― A.R. Shaw, Graham's Resolution Boxset #1-4

“exterminating more than six billion souls. The million or so who were still alive were somehow immune, but they were carriers. As for the virus itself, it became known simply as the China Pandemic.”
― A.R. Shaw, The China Pandemic

“And once Earth was cannibalized of all resources, the 3D printed New World would take its place.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper

“was just hoping for a small apocalypse, not the whole damn thing,” Jax said under his breath.”
― A.R. Shaw, Surrender the Sun Boxset #1-3

“Maunder Minimum.”
― A.R. Shaw, Surrender the Sun Boxset #1-3

“Are you going to let me in?” “I’m thinking, no.”
― A. R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper

“People died in war. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, and her husband along with them. Why did they think they were immune to death?”
― A.R. Shaw, Surrender the Sun Boxset #1-3

“He was used to working on cattle, after all, not men, and cows didn’t tend to hold grudges after surgery. Men held grudges and acted on them with revenge.”
― A.R. Shaw, Graham's Resolution Boxset #1-4

“Why is everyone bleeding all the time?” Bang looked at Clarisse like good one. I know, right?”
― A.R. Shaw, The Long Goodbye

“Yeah, it’s massive. There was a need for these huge Trident missile silos back during the Cold War. Then they shut them down, just to be nice. They should have foreseen what a benefit force is, even just for show. We got our butts slaughtered in North Korea, and then China jumped on board. They knew we were weak.”
― A.R. Shaw, Surrender the Sun Boxset #1-3

“to spread a sheet over the dead woman’s body, she’d felt she did it out of some kind of guilt. It’s ironic, Clarisse thought. You never really know, in life, who will be the one to do this kindness for you when you die.”
― A.R. Shaw, Graham's Resolution Boxset #1-4

“Tala had proven herself to be level headed, more so than most of the women Graham had ever encountered.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Cascade Preppers

“the act of listening had become one of the rituals of survival. The silence should be filled with familiar sounds, and the total absence of them could mean trouble.”
― A.R. Shaw, The China Pandemic

“That's totally illegal," Steve said. "Keep them in your own yard, then," Kevin said.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper

“Have a little faith and work with what you’ve got.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Long Goodbye

“Bang just shook his head; he would never understand girls. Mark had told him they were often unreasonable,”
― A.R. Shaw, Graham's Resolution Boxset #1-4

“For an intelligent man, he had his weaknesses, and Wynn Adams represented most of them.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper

“He'd have to follow up with his doctor because this wasn't going to work long term. Something had to change. Losing consciousness suddenly was not a workable lifestyle.”
― A.R. Shaw, The Drone Keeper