The Last Survivors Quotes

“The illusion of choice was better than having no choice at all.”
― Bobby Adair, The Last Survivors

“Women are weak," Franklin droned. "Women must be weak to love a baby enough to hold it to their breast. Women's hearts must be weak to sacrifice for their children. Women must be weak to take the seed of the man. Because women are weak, a woman cannot keep the truth. Love triumphs over truth. So a woman's words are lies.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“we must ensure that these weak women are clean.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Best not to let the temptations of a woman soften the stone of a man's heart. Not all men can resist a woman who urges him to lie.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“The weakness of a woman can soften the stone of a man's heart. In soft stone, lies can live.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Why can't a husband Cleanse his wife and children the way you have Cleansed us?”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Women lie and men do not?" "Yes,”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Women are weak," Franklin droned.  "Women must be weak to love a baby enough to hold it to their breast. Women's hearts must be weak to sacrifice for their children. Women must be weak to take the seed of the man. Because women are weak, a woman cannot keep the truth. Love triumphs over truth. So a woman's words are lies.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“The hearts of men are hard as stone. The man has no need of the tear. The man has no need of the lie. The man has no weakness. The man kills. The man dies. That is the boon and the burden of the man.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“He was always patient with the boy. Indeed, he was patient with all of the ignorant townsfolk.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Father Winthrop looked at the boy, reconsidering his decision not to beat him.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Fear itself was not a shameful thing. Admitting one's fear for the ears of other men dampened their courage. That was the shame.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“They were more than alive enough to chase a man down, eviscerate him, and feast on his entrails.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Hearts harden under the hammer of fear,”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Fear itself was not a shameful thing. Admitting”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“How ironically imperfect religion was. The holy men were never wrong.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Men had weapons that blazed fire and steel and could kill a thousand demons in a moment. Men owned the lightning and the thunder." "But”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“I thought you were dead." "So did I. Considering I was up against three soldiers, I did pretty damn well," he mused. She”
― Bobby Adair, The Last Survivors

“Get the hell out here, now!”
― Bobby Adair, The Last Survivors

“You son of a bitch!”
― Bobby Adair, The Last Survivors

“one's aspirations would change over time, and there was no use dwelling on the fleeting whims of a child. It was best to let him explore the world around him, finding his own passions and his own path.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors

“Governance, he believed should be in the hands of learned, thinking men, not hypocritical zealots and generals.”
― T.W. Piperbrook, The Last Survivors