Kevin Tinto > Quotes

“duct tape, he wondered if he’d ever get then off. With”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“Hope for the best. Assume we’re fucked. Standard sit-rep.”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“The President reached for a sheet of paper covered with typed paragraphs and handwritten notes in the margins. “I informed him they could, and should, remove the aircraft from Antarctica, with our support if necessary.”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“Antarctica, in all her vindictive glory, bristled with antibody-like defenses. Howling hurricane force winds, a penetrating bitter cold beyond human comprehension, deep icy crevasse traps, thousands of miles of desolation, and man’s own insufferable arrogance. She”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“Never underestimate the ability of a motivated guerrilla to overcome superior numbers and firepower. One”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“That’s the beauty of mountain climbing, Jack thought. It strips away the ego. You can’t tell the true measure of a human being until he’s been living in a tent under squalid conditions for weeks on end. You”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“K’aalógii stood tall, spear thrust high, her other hand held tightly by her mother, who raised her own makeshift weapon. Somehow, she stood her ground, even as the people around her dropped their weapons in terror and began running for the thin cover of the trees.”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“Granite is composed of feldspar and quartz, along with a collection of other minor accessory minerals: zircon, apatite, magnetite, ilmenite, and sphene.”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice

“Leadership is the illusion of confidence and strength rather than reality.”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice revelation

“When women gripe, your job is to listen. Nod your head, now and then, and make sure you’re at least pretending you’re paying attention—are you heeding, Captain?”
― Kevin Tinto, Ice revelation