He’d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun he’d always figured was more for show. He stuffed a fistful of deadly rounds in his pocket, thinking how each one could end an individual life, and understanding why such things were forbidden. Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one’s conscience to get in the way.
Hugh HoweyStatistics were magic like this: they could tell you with near-certainty that a thing would occur, without a hint of when or where.
Hugh HoweyThat's the problem with the truth," Darcy said. "Liars and honest men both claim to have it.
Hugh Howey