Ryan Schow > Quotes

“dependable. The second best quality of a man in my book.”
― Ryan Schow, The Last War Box Set 1

“But you know American TV, there is no such thing as truth anymore”
― Ryan Schow, The Age of Embers

“Folks in the holler are a bit different. They look the same as most southerners, but they have big grit, tons of fight, and the kind of pride that comes from decades of self-reliance. They don’t like city folk, opportunists, or trouble-makers.”
― Ryan Schow, A Cold Reckoning

“You people are some of the dumbest people in the world because you stopped thinking for yourselves,” the Russian said, no longer worried about offending them. “You have an expert go on TV and suddenly he is the only voice that matters. Well, a warning to the stupid: they’re paid off, bought with favors, or blackmailed to say what they are told to say by people who do not have your best interests in mind.”
― Ryan Schow, A Cold Reckoning

“Capitalism became the inequality, freedom of speech became hate speech, and the love of the nation and our cherished flag became a symbol of white supremacy and racism, and on and on.”
― Ryan Schow, Population Zero: Book 2

“I think it’s from seeing the material summation of his life sitting in ruins. If we are our jobs, our houses, our cars… all our pretty little things, and they’re all gone, then who are we really?”
― Ryan Schow, The Last War

“You can kick America in her balls all you want, but she’s still going to get up, dust herself off, and then rise to higher heights.”
― Ryan Schow, A Cold Reckoning

“Because everyone is guilty of something if you look deep enough.”
― Ryan Schow, The Tears of Odessa

“Religion is a big part of the South, as are good manners, kindness to others, and the strength of community. One is not exclusive to the other. This is the South.”
― Ryan Schow, The Burning Hollow

“if it leads to nothing. “I never thanked you for saving my life back at the convention center,” she says, her chin on my shoulder, her cheek pressed to mine. “And at the hotel.” I slowly hug her back. I’m feeling her body against mine, but I can’t help thinking of Margot. This is how we first met, how we first fell in love. I was a pro-skater back then, fresh on the circuit. She was a groupie and was on the top of a half pipe when one of the skaters went down, his board launching out from under him. It flew up the ramp, launched about fifteen feet in the air and started coming down right at her. I pulled her out of the way and the board torpedoed into the deck where she was standing. Gasping, rattled, Margot looked up at me with such wonder in her eyes. “That would have hit me in the head,” she said, breathless. “That’s why I pulled you out of the way,” I replied. “You okay?”
― Ryan Schow, The Complete Last War Series

“You can’t just look at every person as a threat or a liability; you need to see what’s been added to your life, not subtracted.”
― Ryan Schow, A Cold Reckoning

“There is as much corruption in Ukraine as there has always been,” she continued in Russian. “When Volodymyr Zelenskyy became president, he campaigned on ending corruption in businesses and government. Much of that corruption still exists. We see it on the streets, feel it in our jobs, and we suffer it in the cruelty of our creditors and the greed of our utility providers. As I’m sure you know with your past presidents, sometimes one’s attempt to stifle corruption can merely kick the hornet’s nest. The dust of criminality sits on everyone, even those it never touched in the first place. And not even Zelenskyy can change that.”
― Ryan Schow, The Tears of Odessa

“Pain is all the same,” I say, wiping my eyes. “It hurts.”
― Ryan Schow, Swann

“you’re only above the law if you are the law.”
― Ryan Schow, The Last War Box Set 1

“this man. If there was one thing Logan had learned about political intel, it was that it routinely found its way into the state-run media, which was a problem considering the liars shaped every story to fit their narrative. Any “opinion media” that lied often and without compunction was no different than a battlefield mercenary. They might as well be a loaded gun where if you’re foolish enough to buy their bullshit, it’s the same as you pulling the trigger on yourself.”
― Ryan Schow, The Complete Dark Days Series

“any man or woman of faith, a noble servant of God never has to tell you they are virtuous. You can see it in their actions. You can feel it in their every countenance. Like their charity comes not from an obligation to the church or even a good deed done in God’s name, but from their heart because they find joy in the very act of serving others.”
― Ryan Schow, The Last War Box Set 1

“The TV is just a lie box with fakers in it,”
― Ryan Schow, The Burning Hollow

“Within a few blocks drive, they turned right and headed north on US-441, where they began the steep climb into the Great Smoky Mountains. Hicks was the first to speak about the road they traversed. “I feel like I’ve gone to Heaven, but man, I sure don’t deserve this. Is this for real?” Shaw looked over at Paxton and said, “You didn’t tell me it would be like this.” “Like what?” Paxton asked. “This is God’s country, brother,” Shaw purred. “Hicks is right, it’s beautiful here.” “Welcome to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” Paxton said, pleased, “one of the most beautiful places on earth.”
― Ryan Schow, A Cold Reckoning

“at best and inept at worst.” That was all he said. Atlas had”
― Ryan Schow, The Tears of Odessa

“Men tended to come out and ask direct questions, but women often took the long way around, hoping in return that men would say something insightful, something encouraging, something entirely unmotivated by them, almost like they thought of it on their own, even though they didn’t. This, of course, was why men continued to disappoint women. This was also why women continued to drive men crazy. That small disconnect in conversation that sometimes felt enormous in its implications.”
― Ryan Schow, The Age of Reprisal

“I’m saying I looked at the internet. I found some sites where couples weren’t happy. I needed ways to remedy my…unhappiness.” “And?” “Seventy percent of married couples cheat.” “Well, just because seven in ten people run off a cliff doesn’t mean it’s smart to follow them now, does it?”
― Ryan Schow, The Ashes of the Unknown

“eluded”
― Ryan Schow, The Last War Box Set 1

“healed,”
― Ryan Schow, A Confluence of Tyrants

“contact”
― Ryan Schow, The Last War Box Set 1

“Our children are the rock on which our future will be built, our greatest asset as a nation.” – Nelson Mandela book 1 THE BEGINNING”
― Ryan Schow, The Tears of Odessa

“There was no way this would’ve happened if we had a competent president and military leaders devoted to protecting this country rather than handing it over to the Chinese and Russians.”
― Ryan Schow, A Pound of Flesh

“And you as well must die, beloved dust. And all your beauty stand you in no stead, this flawless, vital hand, this perfect head. This body of flame and steel, before the gust of Death, or under his autumnal frost shall be as any leaf. Be no less dead than the first leaf that fell, this wonder fled, altered, estranged, disintegrated, lost. Nor shall my love avail you in your hour. In spite of all my love, you will arise upon that day and wander down the air, obscurely as the unattended flower, it mattering not how beautiful you were, or how beloved above all else that dies.”
― Ryan Schow, The Complete Dark Days Series

“Don’t let hate be the poison in your blood that blinds you,”
― Ryan Schow, The Complete Dark Days Series

“you look at this new generation, they’re more interested in activism, social media, and who needs to be canceled. They can invent entirely new genders, but they can’t grow food, hunt or dress an animal, or adequately store meat for the winter. Worse, they can’t fight, they won’t fight, and some of them are even scared of guns.”
― Ryan Schow, The Ashes of the Unknown

“Let’s go,” Brandon”
― Ryan Schow, The Complete Dark Days Series