S.T. Branton > Quotes

“When have I ever just rushed into danger without a plan?” Every single time, Victoria. “Oh, come on. Not every—” Yes, every time.”
― S.T. Branton, Forgotten Gods Omnibus (Books 1-8): Forgotten Gods, Goddess Scorned, Hounded by the Gods, God in the Darkness, Gods of New York, God Country, Haunted by the Gods, Gods Remembered

“he taught me to take that fear and not run away from it. He taught me to turn it into myself and use it to protect and fuel me. That fear told me when I needed to act. It told me when I needed to push back against it and force it behind me.”
― ST Branton, The Heinous Crimes of Sara Slick Boxed Set: Escape the Deep, Kill the Wild, Fight the Peace, Invade the Heights

“The company grew like crazy, and a couple years in, I found out our main source of income was mining and selling customers’ data. I mean millions of people who just became commodities. Everything they were and everything they wished they weren’t, out there for someone to buy. Just so they could market stupid shit even better.” “Pretty slimy,” I remarked.”
― S.T. Branton, Forgotten Gods Omnibus (Books 1-8): Forgotten Gods, Goddess Scorned, Hounded by the Gods, God in the Darkness, Gods of New York, God Country, Haunted by the Gods, Gods Remembered

“Everything in me told me to close my eyes, but I wouldn’t. There had been too many times when I squeezed my eyes shut, hoping to block out the world or whatever threat was coming my way. It was the grown-up equivalent of a little child covering their eyes when the thunder came because they thought it would protect them, only it really wasn’t all that grown up. I wasn’t doing it this time. I was done letting other people push me around and tell me what to do, and offering up control in situations because it was intimidating. I was facing whatever was coming for me on my terms now.”
― ST Branton, The Heinous Crimes of Sara Slick Boxed Set: Escape the Deep, Kill the Wild, Fight the Peace, Invade the Heights

“What's step one?" I asked nervously. "Tacos!" Oh, joy and rapture, happy days are here again. "Floor it!" I commanded.”
― ST Branton, The Heinous Crimes of Sara Slick Boxed Set: Escape the Deep, Kill the Wild, Fight the Peace, Invade the Heights

“It’s weird how life just sort of happens, isn’t it? One minute, you’re just starting college, and the next, you’re trying to be a functional adult in a seriously messed-up world. Things start to fall through the cracks.” I chuckled. “You sound like me.”
― S.T. Branton, Forgotten Gods Omnibus (Books 1-8): Forgotten Gods, Goddess Scorned, Hounded by the Gods, God in the Darkness, Gods of New York, God Country, Haunted by the Gods, Gods Remembered

“If you’re one hundred percent certain about something, you don’t really have any reason to work too hard for it. It’s already being handed to you, so there’s nothing to strive for. You go about your life, la-di-da, and wait for things to fall into place around you. Knock a few percentage points off that certainty factor, though, and you start putting real effort into things. You don’t get complacent. Not knowing what will happen next keeps you on your toes.”
― ST Branton, The Heinous Crimes of Sara Slick Boxed Set: Escape the Deep, Kill the Wild, Fight the Peace, Invade the Heights

“Her sense of glee from adventure was infectious.”
― ST Branton, The Heinous Crimes of Sara Slick Boxed Set: Escape the Deep, Kill the Wild, Fight the Peace, Invade the Heights