First Frost Quotes

“There’s no part of the world that changes more constantly than a coastline; the perpetual battle, negotiation, or intercourse between”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“Looking at the handlebars, I leaned in and could see that Saint Christopher had abandoned me, or at least the medallion had, perhaps reminding me that I was coming to the numerical end of my nine lives.”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“The Bear raised a fist. ‘Draft beer, not people.”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“Stuff gets you into people, people get you into stuff.”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“You are too young to understand, but we the living have no responsibilities to the dead, our accountabilities to them have passed and they no longer have any more use for us than we have for them—our duties are to the living, and that should occupy us enough.”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“He stared out at the ridge that led to the mountains. “I was a linguist and a teacher in my youth, but it took a very long time for me to understand the power of words—designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” “George Orwell.”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“don’t see any of those government institutions around anymore, do you?” “Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not here.” “Oh, I think it does…You see, in the absence of law there is power, and power in that instance becomes the law.” “That’s just force.” “And even with all its ceremony and claptrap, that is all the law is, trust me.” He”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“Internment camps sounds a lot better than prison or concentration camp, doesn’t it?” “Yep, it does.” He stared out at the ridge that led to the mountains. “I was a linguist and a teacher in my youth, but it took a very long time for me to understand the power of words—designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.” “George Orwell.” “Very good.” He turned to consider me. “They labeled us as enemy aliens and called for an evacuation, sent us to assembly centers and then relocation centers—a very careful use of language?”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“young to understand, but we the living have no responsibilities to the dead, our accountabilities to them have passed and they no longer have any more use for us than we have for them—our duties are to the living, and that should occupy us enough.” He walked”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“Of all the facets of humanity, young man, the one inalienable motivation you can count on most is greed.”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“brake as she pushed in the”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost

“stuff, but they were looking for”
― Craig Johnson, First Frost