Bullets in the Briar Quotes

“Lincoln prowled the nearly empty streets as a sinking sun left touches of gold along the edges of feathery clouds that floated aimlessly in a late-summer sky.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“The unkempt clapboard residence sported a copious amount of bare wood. Years of rain mixed with rust from metal window screens had stained the cladding at the corner of each opening, creating an illusion that the house was weeping bloody tears. Dead cottonwood trees looked on like silent mourners.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“Light from an almost full moon bathed the flat expanse of land in a milky glow. A scraggly coyote trotted into sight, and when it stopped a few yards in front of his pickup, Lincoln wrapped his arms around the steering wheel to study the animal.
Seconds after hearing the report, bullets pinged off his pickup.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“An eerie feeling of being watched took hold as an ill-tempered wind tore across the prairie, stirring up a dust devil.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar

“A prickly pear cactus had grown around the base of a rusted water pump next to a dry stock tank. Brilliant yellow flowers smiled at him from atop each teardrop-shaped pad.

“Even in ruin, there is beauty,” Lincoln observed aloud.”
― Kimber Silver, Bullets in the Briar