Quotes from William W. Johnstone

That's right. An unarmed population is an invitation for takeover.

slope was too steep up or down or the

by Matt Jensen, who had himself

carriages coming along the street

hire you to make sure that doesn't happen.

And the next time you want to whip somebody, take him out in the swamps, kick the shit out of him, and stuff what's left up under a cypress tree.

Then thank God for a sandstorm, huh?" "Indeed and to His Blessed Mother who heard my prayers.

measure, he put some slugs into a couple men rushing forward, tugging at their guns. They spun as they were hit, crying out and falling

suspenders as he did so, though his shirt wasn't tucked

to search for another handhold. A

In the West, a man measured his manhood by his readiness to do what needed to be done and by doing it well, without a backward step.

could still be alive

That's personal," Langley cut in.

At least, I did. And I think Chester did, too. In World War II. It's something every combat vet has to live with. Once a person has learned how to survive, and what must be done, that instinct lies just below the surface, very thinly covered with a civilized veneer.

the mood for sharing." Red turned his head

get out of the way. Vic dropped the bundle of TNT into the flames as he

Fur trade's damn near gone; pilgrims pourin' in over the trails me and all the others opened up. Hate to see it. Why, I seen five white people just last month. Five! Gettin' so's a body can't even be alone no more.

put a glass of whiskey on the table.

frown and take a step back as if he'd realized that he had just stepped up to a grizzly

Politicians never seemed to learn that criminals paid absolutely no attention to gun laws.

The man assured me that it's the best place in town, and it's very near the French Quarter.

Advice his father had given him years before sounded in his mind: "In most of what you face, son, you'll make it through if you don't give in to panic." He

Your witness musta been drunk," Brady said. "Wasn't nobody with

Those Mormons had sure been bottle slingers!