Alma T.C. Boykin > Quotes

“Vengeance is mine, sayeth the Lord’, but sometimes He subcontracts,”
― Alma T.C. Boykin, Between Flood and Flame

“the absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
― Alma T.C. Boykin, A Cat At Bay

“There’s nothing more dangerous than a corporal who says ‘I wonder what this does,’ is there?” “Only a lieutenant who says ‘based on my experience,”
― Alma T.C. Boykin, A Cat At Bay

“The fire’s out. Lovely. Something blew up in or near the firing range and there was a fire. What nex—no, please don’t answer that, Lord. If he’d learned one thing during his time in Afghanistan, it was to never, ever tempt fate by asking foolish questions.”
― Alma T.C. Boykin, A Cat At Bay

“didn't mean she had to go around looking for problems to fix. People who did that usually ended up getting punched in the nose. Or were found floating in the ocean, face down, and everyone who knew them had alibis, witnesses, and receipts. That was, unless the busy-body got a radio call-in advice show.”
― Alma T. C. Boykin, Distinctly Familiar: Familiar Tales Book Six

“Hydrogen and stupidity, gentlemen, Captain FitzWarren. The two universals, found in every corner and every culture.”
― Alma T.C. Boykin, A Touch of Power

“you have youth, energy, and enthusiasm to go with your skills and cunning. I am inclined to favor underhanded, sneaky, and thorough so that I do not need to fall back on energy and enthusiasm. We shall not discuss youth.”
― Alma T. C. Boykin, Eerily Familiar: Familiar Tales Book Seven