Gods of War Quotes

“Leave Stathis unsupervised in an empty room with a two-ton cement block and he would either lose it, break it, or get it pregnant.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Kind of like the president of the United States. If you wanted the post, you had too much ego to do a good job.”
― William S. Frisbee Jr., Gods of War

“He always told his Marines that being on time was late and being fifteen minutes early was on time.”
― William S. Frisbee Jr., Gods of War

“Mathison made sure it was steaming hot. The scalding water burned his skin, scouring the sweat and grime from his body. His body relaxed a little, letting the familiar warmth wash away his tension. Hundreds of years in the future, in a spaceship far from home, a shower remained a shower.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Mathison patted his pockets. “It broke or got lost,” Mathison told Stathis. “What, Gunny?” “The world’s smallest violin,” Mathison said. “I was going to play the saddest little tune for you. Too bad. Now shut up.” “Aye,”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Fermi Paradox?”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“What’s going on?” Summers asked. “How would I know?” Stathis said. “I’m strapped down on this beat-me-like-a-piñata table.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Is he telling the truth?” Mathison thought to Freya. “He believes he is. I only have access to basic propaganda, and the SOG propaganda is less reliable than a boot lieutenant’s map-reading skill.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“You and your kind disgust me. Such self-centered, murdering, hate-filled thugs, nothing more than the capitalist meat puppets of a failed fascist regime.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Why bother?” “That response is unsatisfactory, Gunnery Sergeant Wolf Mathison. Marines improvise, adapt, and overcome. They don’t roll over and give up.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Vili raised an eyebrow to encourage her to say more. “That’s it? Aesir Sif leads us to a super top-secret SOG station in the heart of SOG space next to the most powerful fleet in the galaxy where we’ll assault it against unknown odds to discover what they’re doing, then we’re supposed to escape and bring that information home?”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“For better or worse, Ganya was to be obeyed like a deity of a primitive culture.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Spiritus Invictus,” Becket said—the Raider motto, meaning Unconquerable Spirit. “Semper Fidelis, sir,” Mathison replied—the Marine motto, Always Faithful.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Marines had meetings and briefings about meetings to hold briefings for the meetings that people missed because they were in a briefing.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Four of the Marines were walking funny. No, their center of gravity was different because they were women.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Mathison noted his team and squad leaders were the last ones through the showers and chow lines.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Mathison knew he would have to retire when he returned, and that was starting to concern him more than dying. Technology could only do so much, and he was past the expiration date on his birth certificate.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Mathison stood and staggered forward. Vance wasn’t heavy. Brothers weren’t heavy when you were taking them home for the last time; his grief gave him strength.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“SITFU.” Suck-it-the-fuck-up,”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Mathison sucked down a tube of flavored paste labeled Stew. He tried to remember what real stew tasted like. The MIAT, meal-in-a-tube, was less appetizing than MREs; more nutritious, but never filling.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“He just wanted his Marines to go home to their families, get married, experience happiness, and have little Marines.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War

“Are they going to move you to a POG position, Gunny?” Stathis asked. A POG—person other than grunt—implied a safe, rear-echelon position.”
― William S. Frisbee, Jr., Gods of War