He’s not the first man I'd like to kill down here, but I was willing to work him onto the list. - Cherie Priest

You're an idiot," Lucy said. "Just 'cause you don't understand them don't mean they're out to get you.

You're a smart boy. Or if you're not, you ought to be.

What was it like?" Zeke asked, changing the subject as much as he was willing to. "Fighting in the war, I mean?
He grumbled, "It was war, you dumb kid. Everybody I liked got killed, and most of the folks I'd just as soon have shot made it out with medals on their chests. It wasn't fair and it sure as hell wasn't any fun. And Jesus knows it's been going on way too long.