Black Autumn Quotes

“We’re too weak as a nation. If we were hardened, like Afghanis or Kurds―or even our grandparents who made it through the Great Depression―a failure of the stock market wouldn’t be such a game changer. We would go back to growing food in our yards and raising goats in city parks. But we’re the weakest society the world has ever seen. If the system fails, people will go ape shit. Any cop will tell you: there is a fine line between civility and savagery. When Costco closes in the middle of the day, that’ll be our cue that the credit card machines aren’t running and we’re screwed.” “I hope you’re wrong.” Jason shook his head.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

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― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

“Make the wounds such that they can heal. I know the wounds will be deep, but make them not so deep as to forever scar.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

“In the SEAL teams, the mantra went something like this: “Any time you find yourself in a gunfight that you didn’t plan, you are being ambushed. Never fight the other guy’s ambush unless you have no other choice.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

“Yes. I suppose it did. So did Benjamin Franklin. And Rand Paul. And Ayn Rand.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

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― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

“As he had done many times before in business and in life, Jason reached down inside, envisioned a knob on his heart and turned the knob way down.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

“profile: fifteen Toyota Tacomas, painted desert tan, each one of them with a Russian-made belt-fed machine gun bolted to the truck bed.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn

“Any time you find yourself in a gunfight that you didn’t plan, you are being ambushed. Never fight the other guy’s ambush unless you have no other choice.”
― Jeff Kirkham, Black Autumn