Sanctuary Quotes

“Sometimes it is necessary to come up with a myth that people can blame, rather than the cold hand of unfeeling fate.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“You’re nuts.”
“Genius is often described as such.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“Stepping through the foot of snow and ash covering the roof, she found the stairway down. The door was locked. She chambered a round and fired into the lock. The door kicked open. Clicking on her headlamp, she inched her way down to the first landing, scanning the frozen gloom, leading with the rifle. “Please, help me,” came the muffled call again. Her finger dropped onto the trigger. She swept each room with the AK-47, barrel just under her line of vision. Stomach tight, constantly searching behind and up. Clearing doorframes first, then into each room. Eyes wide, sucking in every detail.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“The world is ruled by a million evil men, did you know?” “That wouldn’t surprise me.” “And ten million stupid ones, and a hundred million cowards. The evil men are the power—the politicians, the rich, the fanatics of religion. The cowards are the bureaucrats and paper pushers who are just doing their jobs. The billions of others that existed here were just cattle herded, but I fear the cattle are gone.” “So”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“Wisdom could get you killed for the right reasons, but cleverness could keep you alive for all the wrong ones.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“clever was the first cousin of wisdom, just with all the guts knocked out of it. Or”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“Jess studied the dark circles under Giovanni’s eyes, the speckled stubble on his cheeks. “We need to.” She looked away, toward the chimneys of fire-smoke rising into the fog-orange sky. Taking a step forward, the ground crackled and shattered. Her foot sank two inches through fine shards of ice crystal.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“someone”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“Merde.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary

“Dreams were the place where wishes and fears came to life, she understood now, and when wishes and fears were the same, the dreams became nightmares.”
― Matthew Mather, Sanctuary