William H. Weber > Quotes

“Elmore Leonard once said: “When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: Turning the Tide

“Through a loose screen of trees, they spotted the edges of a neighboring town. Stretching up past the roofs of the buildings was a church steeple. “You see what I’m seeing?” Reese asked, pulling up beside him. John lifted the binoculars and adjusted the focus. “Looks like a church to me,” he replied. “Look where the cross used to be.” It had been knocked off. “It”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: The Complete Four-Book Box Set

“more sustainable solution was to concentrate on perennials, plants that would grow year after year without requiring new seeds.”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: Surviving America's Collapse

“Three Sisters. Corn, beans and squash. Each one complemented the other. Since the beans needed tall poles to grow on, they were planted next to the corn. In turn, the bean roots captured nitrogen helping to enrich the soil for the corn. The squash was then planted between the rows of corn and beans. The shade from their leaves helped the corn’s very shallow roots and kept the ground moist, which in turn favored the growth of the beans. A perfectly circular system.”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: Patriots

“John smiled. “Sorta like email.” “I wouldn’t know nothing about that,” Wilbur spat. “Rotary phone and a typewriter were all I ever needed. Only good thing that came from that pulse bomb I suppose was that it fried the cell phones those teenagers are always staring at like zombies.”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: Turning the Tide

“Between the tactical vest, full magazines, his AR and sidearm he was having a tough go of it. He made another mental note on his list of things to do: Get in better shape. It was good and fine to have a fully stocked bunker in your basement, but if you couldn’t run for your life when the time came, it might all be for nothing.”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: Surviving America's Collapse

“Heading there is one thing. Coming back might be something else entirely. It’s like that old saying goes. ‘Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”
― William H. Weber, Last Stand: Turning the Tide