J.L. Bourne > Quotes

“Well, for starters, it’s an island. Oahu and especially Honolulu were highly populated when the dead started coming back, and because it’s an island, there would have been no escape from the creatures. It will be very risky to attempt resupply with that many of those things massed in the areas we’ll be operating.”
― J.L. Bourne, Shattered Hourglass

“We PT every morning as a group, and some of us are fast. I’m not the hare of the group, but I’m not in the goon squad, either.”
― J.L. Bourne, Tomorrow War

“of my thoughts for so long during my period of mechanically induced exile. This is something that only a veteran can really understand. Sometimes before and during deployments you seem to detach yourself from the ones you love just to make things hurt a little less.”
― J.L. Bourne, Beyond Exile

“I propose that complex systems cannot be controlled or even predicted; first world nations’ leaders only perform in a political theater of public deception; someone is at the helm and everything will be fine, just be a good citizen or subject and go back to your favorite sitcom, football team, or reality TV program.”
― J.L. Bourne, Tomorrow War

“Tara and I worked out together this morning. Push-ups, sit-ups, side straddle hops... "We won't stop 'till our freakin' heart stops." That little line brings back memories of my Marine Corps drill instructor from officer candidate school. What a fucking hard ass. I bet the son of a bitch is still alive somewhere, making someone miserable at this very moment.”
― J.L. Bourne, Day by Day Armageddon