Vic Quotes

“The cold was harsh and even painful. Yet it screamed that she was alive and it was a circumstance she must deal with to move ahead. A thousand generations earlier, she developed the attitude that one should never complain about being alive.”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event

“You did well, Lin. Things don’t always go how we want. All we can do is our best. Do what needs done as fast and as well as you can. The nearest we can have to a comforting thought is to know things would be even worse if you didn’t give your best.”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event

“The hair stood on her neck, and she got goose skin.”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event

“Vic held conviction that you should never overlook anything which might increase survival odds by even a single percent. That one percent might be the edge needed to stay alive.”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event

“Never before did it happen twice even within a month, but now, within minutes, Vic’s alter-ego took the helm. Again the Siberian forest echoed the death promise that was the war cry of the primitive tribe of Onu! The murderous blood lust that was part and parcel of primal man rang clear as Vic projected the banshee-like howl of her ancient people. She raised the ax above her head, and charged for the coming creatures!”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event

“It was instant and automatic. The hair stood on Vic’s neck, she got goose skin, and her clear amber eyes morphed to lustrous black! Vic didn’t slow. As she raised her rifle, she let out a cry more pitiless and unnerving than the attack bawls of any wild animal. The primitive war cry of the ancient tribe of Onu echoed through the forest and frightened birds to flight. It even forced the momentary halt of the stone creatures!”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event

“The sweeping implications of that statement charged Vic and Lin with adrenaline. It was not a time for caution or hesitation, and the motto Vic had come to live by, took on special meaning - just do what needs done.”
― Jerry Gill, Vic: Event