My only wish is that we leave room for hope. There is good and bad in all things. We find what we expect to find. We see what we expect to see. I have learned that if I tilt my head just right and squint, the world outside is beautiful. The future is bright. There are good things to come.
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 HoweyHeโd only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun heโd 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 oneโs conscience to get in the way.
Hugh Howey