Quotes from Sean McMullen

War is the way that gods breed cowards

Guns were the symbols of judgment and power, so that those who were expected to exercise power and judgment had to wear them and be proficient in their use.

They're so obsessed with living to impress that they've forgotten to be alive.

The beating soon had Laurelene nearly senseless. The carbineer began to tear away her hempcloth robe and when she tried to crawl away he dragged her back and punched her face until she lay unresisting, her legs bare and apart. He's done this before, so this is what it's like to be violated, she thought as he settled down on top of her with a long, shuddering sigh. Anything, anything, just no more beating, she thought, her eyes closed.

Fight and survive ... Love life! Too many people would rather be dead than be embarrassed or soiled. That is very foolish. Life is a brilliant and wonderful adventure. Never throw it away, and never hide from it.

We are commanded by fools and incompetents.

The art of exorcising machines has been lost for so long that we have not a single book of prayers and ceremonies concerning it.

There will be challenges." "So? Do what I do: shoot them.