Castigo Cay Quotes

“To make a revolution, to be a revolutionary, you have to believe in something.  Some new master plan for everybody to obey.  But to be a rebel, you don’t have to believe in anything.  You’re just a rebel, and you only want to be free.”
― Matthew Bracken, Castigo Cay

“They used to call it fascism. Public-private partnership sounds a lot nicer. It’s fascism with a smiley face instead of a swastika. On a green flag, instead of a red and black one. And it’s a very handy way for politicians to funnel millions of dollars to their friends.”
― Matthew Bracken, Castigo Cay

“It could just as easily have been me. That reminder of human frailty and the role that fortune and misfortune play in our lives prevented me from becoming too prideful. Better men than me had died over in the sandbox, often purely by chance. Were you in the lead vehicle, or at the tail end of the convoy? Sometimes it came down to which side of a vehicle you were sitting on when something went ka-boom. Why did the invisible shard of flying metal hit the Marine to your right instead of you?”
― Matthew Bracken, Castigo Cay

“Yes I enjoyed flying on government planes and helos, but not enough to stay in the military and remain government property for twenty years. Not for the sake of a pension that might or might not ever be paid. Or if it was paid, might be paid in IOUs or ration cards or whatever paper confetti they decided to dole out to the veterans in the future.”
― Matthew Bracken, Castigo Cay