Quotes from Kyle Mills

It's interesting how a random event can change our lives in ways that would be impossible to imagine, isn't it?

The problem was that unimaginably stupid had become a job requirement in Washington.

Sometimes it was hard to discern judgment from coldness and self-absorption.

in regards to watches) They were such insidious little machines- always there to pressure you, to make you fixate on what was next instead of taking pleasure in what was now. To remind you that your time was slowly, inevitable running out.

The world is chaos, punctuated by brief outbreaks of civilization.

Ryan Steck lends me his unflagging passion and unparalleled knowledge of the Rappverse.

If everyone else is thinking right and left, you fucking well better be thinking up and down.

It was the fundamental flaw of democracy: Power found its way into the hands of liars and mobs instead of the cunning and the strong.

The country had a lengthy history of coups and the undeniable fact was that Pakistan performed better under military rule. The

People need something to hate to reinforce their own identities.

I used to think that was what set me apart, you know? That I always did what I thought was right and didn't give much thought to consequences. But I think now it was just ego - that I'm no different than anybody else. Maybe everybody always does what they think is right and it's all just a matter of what you tell yourself the high ground is

Things that burned bright burned short.

Maslick's 220-pound frame was wedged behind the wheel. Raindrops were collecting on the windshield, blurring ancient row houses and a street narrow enough that passing required having two wheels on the sidewalk. After days on the move in a city where good driving etiquette meant clipping fewer than three people a week, they'd resigned themselves to the impossibility of staying

Napoleon said, 'When your enemy is doing something stupid, don't interfere.

People need something to hate to reinforce their own identities. And

There was nothing politicians liked to do more than Monday morning quarterback decisions that they themselves wouldn't have the guts to make.

Bebe Kincaid, a plump, gray-haired woman who was the most unlikely employee of his company, SEAL Demolition and Salvage.

Politicians were creatures controlled by passion and it was most effective to quietly absorb that energy without actually giving ground.

Voters are idiots who do what they're told.

Strife and chaos always traveled hand in hand with opportunity, though. It was just a question of whether one was strong and clever enough to take advantage.

People don't want their lives improved. They want the lives of people they hate made worse.

The Winchester Ranger Bonded wasn't his normal go-to ammunition, but it was ideal for this scenario. Subsonic to eliminate the crack caused by the round breaking the sound barrier but with excellent penetration capability.

Their mastery of technology was their greatest strength. But their utter reliance on it was, ironically, their greatest weakness.

The West had become lost—struggling to remember what it was and losing sight of what it aspired to be.