William Allen > Quotes

“The other rifle was an AK-47 style semi-automatic rifle, a WASR I think they were called, with three spare magazines and a half full magazine still in the rifle.”
― William Allen, Surviving the Fall

“My fingers slid along the bottom of the door jamb until I felt the rubber door stopper wedged in place.  A similar rubber triangle sealed the door leading back into the house.  From experience, I knew the little stoppers would hold in place where a deadbolt might fail.  They’d saved my rear before and I was always careful to pack them for the next use.”
― William Allen, Surviving the Fall

“As long as you don’t hurt anybody innocent, why would I be upset about a little hillbilly justice?”
― William Allen, Hard Rain Falling

“I had a policy of never leaving weapons behind for an enemy to use.  That just seemed like a prudent way of handling my business.”
― William Allen, Home Fires Burning

“I used a gardening shovel normally strapped on the side my pack to gouge out a shallow depression in the dark, loamy soil.  This would do in place of a fire ring and reduced the visible flicker of fire to anyone passing by our waystop.”
― William Allen, Surviving the Fall

“Stan had already said he was sticking with his hunting rifle, a Savage Axis, chambered in .308 Winchester.  Inexpensive and reliable, the Savage matched calibers with the CETME battle rifle I retrieved off the first raider I stripped.  Along with five loaded magazines and four empties, and with the ammo being the same, I figured either Stan would snatch it up or failing that, Ruth, so she could replace the shotgun she now carried. Ruth, too, had other ideas. “Luke, that thing is huge, and I don’t know how it works at all.  Plus with that charging handle thingie on the side, what the heck were they thinking?” Of course, she was talking about the left side charging handle, which was different from most systems.  At least, American systems.  The style was right popular with European military forces for a number of years in various incarnations.”
― William Allen, Surviving the Fall

“What had woken me was the clatter of some aluminum cans I’d stacked haphazardly around the broken front door, designed to act as a low tech alarm system.”
― William Allen, Surviving the Fall

“Whispers actually make more sound than just speaking softly.  I’d read that in a story once and it turned out to be true.”
― William Allen, Home Fires Burning