Blood Honor Quotes

“He wasn’t big on the concept of a deterministic universe, never had been. Lucas had free will. Things were not written, they were earned, carved out of nothingness and made manifest through sweat and intestinal fortitude.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“his faith was tested by the seeming randomness of it all.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“As with most black swan events, so named because they were unpredictable singularities, the combination of the super flu – regardless of whether brought to the U.S. by refugees, illegal immigrants, or returning servicemen – and an economic meltdown had never been envisioned. There were simply no scenarios for it, and when it happened, civilization had unraveled far faster than anyone would have believed.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“Rule number one of successful engagement: always avoid a fair fight.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“You want that on your headstone?”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“Americans had quickly discovered that their prosperity was a fragile construct that could collapse in a matter of days, and watched in horror as their wealth was revealed to be a mirage,”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“trifled”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“We’re a selfish, brutal, venal species. Whenever there’s a disaster, we see that time and time again. Nothing’s changed. We’re still made of the same stuff we were when the Mongols were sweeping across Asia, or the barbarians were ravaging Europe, or our ancestors were slaughtering the Indians, or we were bombing Vietnam and its neighbors into the Stone Age.” Lucas spat to the side. “Think about what happened here. The power went off and a lot of us got sick and died. That’s it. But what really happened was that the darkness that’s always lurking just out of sight spotted weakness, and darkness always looks for any way to defeat light. Been that way since original sin.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“But what really happened was that the darkness that’s always lurking just out of sight spotted weakness, and darkness always looks for any way to defeat light. Been that way since original sin.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor

“Not saying everyone’s bad. I’m saying we’re damaged goods, and any day we can show our mean side. Only way to keep it in check is to acknowledge it’s true and be on the lookout for it in ourselves.”
― Russell Blake, Blood Honor