Dylan Jones > Quotes

“None of us ever really grow up into the adults we seem on the outside do we Jack. We all carry our childhood demons forever.”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book

“What's the only sure-fire way to know if a man with a gun intends to kill you? Easiest way is to give him a gun, before he pulls his own. That way, at least you know where the bullets are.”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book

“He lived by a simple rule. Always adapt immediately, find another way forward.”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book

“He wiped his face absently and from nowhere the tears came. Some of it was relief, some was certainly the three empty beers, but mostly it was just grief. He cried for something that was gone forever.”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book

“I grimaced at the sound of his voice. It wasn't raspy or evil like you'd expect, and the tone was pleasant enough, but it was wrong all the way to the end of the dial. 'Pearse Slake. Delighted to meet”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book

“The empty glass and empty seat beside his own told me he was the loon's drinking pal. Behind him, with the bar between them, the barkeep was staring at me intently. Not as”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book

“exhausted. Still sober though, and that was a start for now. I squinted down the high street, left then right. Not a soul. I shivered. My hand fell to my side out of habit and rested on my gun. Across the street, above the store,”
― Dylan Jones, Black Book