Confessions of Eden Quotes

“My bullets found their mark in the upper chest of the twentyish woman standing in front of me. My next two hit the older woman straight-on—one penetrated her upper row of teeth and the other entered her skull at her hairline above a high forehead. I wasn’t sure if the second woman was the mother or grandmother, nor did I stop and ask. In the span of a second and a half, the two dropped to the floor, dead.”
― Scott Shinberg, Confessions of Eden

“I snuck a peek into the backyard looking for anything that smacked of dog—a doghouse, a run with a leash, or anything that said pet. Nada. That didn’t mean the family didn’t keep the dog in the backyard at night and just close the gate, but planning on “could” or “might” does not work for me. I have to know and don’t risk my life on guesses. Control is critical, and dogs are rarely controllable. Second, the house behind Rashid’s offered access, but the privacy trellis in the backyard made that avenue look more like quicksand than a quick exit. Third, I could make a quarterback sneak and go right up the middle—kill the two guards and walk in right through the front door. Hell, with guards out front, they probably didn’t even lock the door. Of course, if either of the sentries managed to get off so much as a single shot, Rashid or a neighbor would be alerted and call for help. No go. Fourth, and what seemed like my least-bad option, I could go through the house on the right and over the wall separating it from Rashid’s. That house had at least a half-dozen people living in it.”
― Scott Shinberg, Confessions of Eden