Franklin Horton > Quotes

“He sipped coffee from a large mug, his favorite, embossed with Coffee Makes Me Poop. It had been a Father’s Day present from his daughter Barb, who really knew how to pick a gift. There had been no frost yet, but that would come soon.”
― Franklin Horton, The Mad Mick

“If I’ve learned one thing in my life it’s that most people act out of fear. When I look back on every bad decision in my life, that’s where it came from. Fear of missing out, fear of losing someone or something, fear of getting my ass kicked, or even fear of getting my heart hurt. Fear is the worst reason to do anything.”
― Franklin Horton, Blood and Banjos

“Effective immediately all fuel, whether in possession of a refinery, a fuel wholesaler, or even your local gas station, is property of the United States government and will only be available to first responders and the military. He stated that all fuel sales to the public would be halted immediately and anyone caught selling fuel in violation of this Executive Order would be arrested.”
― Franklin Horton, Locker Nine

“You reach a point where your row is hoed. You are what you are and there's no changing it. It's an odd thing, this business of getting older.”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“YouTube,” Jim replied. “It’s a padlock shim.”
― Franklin Horton, Ashes of the Unspeakable

“I take sleep where I can find it. Keeps me fresh for those moments when I need to be at maximum operating efficiency.”
― Franklin Horton, Northern Sun

“There must be something about that spot that invited reflection, or maybe it just stood as a balcony overlooking this borrowed world, allowing you to look down on the stage of man and see all the possibilities.”
― Franklin Horton, Ashes of the Unspeakable

“When a man kills like that, he doesn’t go off to hide his actions from other men. He goes off to hide his shame. No matter how much someone deserves to die—no matter how certain you are that you can’t release them back out into the world—there ain’t no pride in it. It leaves you feeling dirty in a way you can’t wash off.”
― Franklin Horton, The Endarkened

“could either go with me or not. I was not responsible for them. I’d have been much happier to not be saddled with them. Randi was okay from what I knew of her but I had little use for the other two.”
― Franklin Horton, The Borrowed World

“It was a dump. If there was anything nice about it, it was that I lived here with a mother who genuinely cared for me. She made my life the best she could with what little we had and I always felt loved." Shannon grew teary at the thought of it, recalling her mother. "There's something about a good mother's love that's irreplaceable. Nothing fills that void. Nothing ever can.”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“Some days merit a sip of the devil's brew. This is one of them.”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“Both had committed themselves to positions determined by the extremists in their party and no one was willing to make the concessions that would make America a truly great nation.”
― Franklin Horton, The Death Dealer's Manual

“Those elders weren't a daily presence in their lives, offering advice and helping them to find their way.”
― Franklin Horton, Ultraviolent

“So, be on the lookout for old hoes?” Randi asked with a smirk.”
― Franklin Horton, The Ungovernable

“was only a secondary armory, it just held a few weapons, but they were good stuff. There were several pump-action Mossberg shotguns. There were three Colt Law Enforcement Only M4s that looked similar to what Ford was carrying now but with one significant difference. They had a selector switch instead of a safety, allowing the weapon to be in Fire, Safe, or three-shot burst modes. One had a 40mm grenade launcher for tear gas. There was a suppressed H&K MP5 that ran full-auto as well as two FN SCAR Subcompacts that were select fire. Additionally, ammo cans stacked in the bottom of the cage held thousands of rounds for each weapon. Ford knew there was no way he could leave any of it.”
― Franklin Horton, Switched On

“He'd spent time in this city before, it being the location of his ill-fated tryst with”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“basement. In one corner there was a large yellow Jobox, a massive steel locker that contractors bolted”
― Franklin Horton, The Borrowed World

“most of your life you live as if you have your whole life ahead of you, then suddenly you don't. You crest that hill without even realizing it and without warning everything is behind you. It's disorienting and sobering at the same time.”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“taking it”
― Franklin Horton, Blood Bought

“I also wanted to switch pistols. While the Ruger LCP was my primary carry pistol due to its light weight and the fact that it was easily concealable, I carried a larger pistol in my Get Home Bag. It was Beretta 92 9mm with fixed sights. Although it was not the first gun I’d ever owned, it was the first gun I ever went out and bought with my own money. I’d just gotten my first full-time job and wanted a handgun.”
― Franklin Horton, The Borrowed World

“about the mistakes as well as the successes. It was about the losses as well as the gains.”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“I don’t ruminate over my life and wallow around in emotions like a pig in slop. If a situation troubles me, I deal with it and move on. That’s what makes me good at what I do. I don’t chew my cabbage twice, as my dear mother used to say. I deal with life and get on with it.”
― Franklin Horton, Dislocated

“group”
― Franklin Horton, The Mad Mick

“Maybe we do live in a bubble, thinking things will always be okay, when really we’re always on the brink of disaster. Most of us can’t live our daily lives with that awareness, so we create a little illusion and live inside it.”
― Franklin Horton, Ashes of the Unspeakable

“From here on out, I will not spare anyone from the consequences of their choices.”
― Franklin Horton, Shift Point

“There’s nothing wrong with being scared. What’s important is that you don’t let being scared stop you from what you need to do.”
― Franklin Horton, Ashes of the Unspeakable

“Definitely not a spy. More in the 'or something' category. Anyway, my point was that a tough childhood isn't the kiss of death. It certainly doesn't doom you to a miserable and hopeless life. I've seen a lot of people rise above absolutely deplorable circumstances to be successful. My advice to you would be to take advantage of the grit and determination that hardship has given you. Use that toughness. That hardness. Embrace being a badass.”
― Franklin Horton, Ultraviolent

“They made a person. Without the bad, the good didn't exist.”
― Franklin Horton, Punching Tickets

“headlight”
― Franklin Horton, The Borrowed World

“understand. At your age, naps become a way of life, don’t they? One minute you’re eating your oatmeal, the next you’re face down in it.”
― Franklin Horton, Northern Sun