“No men and women could be expected to do what you have done, let alone more. But you are Marines first, and men and women second. ”
―
Jay Allan,
The Fall
“You can eat caviar with the sinners, or starve to death with the saints.” ― Jay Allan, Stars & Empire
“The truth is, they don’t want us back on Earth. Trained killers who’ve lived for years outside the normal Earth routine of constant surveillance. That’s why they don’t let us go home. I figured out part of that a while back, but now I realize the whole truth. They are afraid of my brethren and me, even as they need us to fight their wars. It is from stuff such as us that revolutions are made.” ― Jay Allan, Gehenna Dawn
“the democracies of the west, which had been the drivers of 20th century growth, were in rapid decline. Beset with corrupt and bloated governments, bankrupted by decades of appalling mismanagement, riddled with cronyism, and unable to recapture the economic dynamism of their past, they were teetering on the verge of collapse. The” ― Jay Allan, Crimson Worlds Collection I
“Glory is a veneer that reflects the light only from a distance. Up close you can see through it, to bitter price paid in pain and death.” ” ― Jay Allan, Crimson Worlds Collection I
“The new officer AIs were the state of the art in quasi-sentient computers, and the designers had decided that giving them a soothing, human-sounding voice and an active personality would reduce stress on officers in the field. I can’t speak to the psychology of the officer corps in general, but the damned thing creeped me out. And it talked too much.” ― Jay Allan, Crimson Worlds Collection I
“(It’s a doozy! I could listen to it all day long.) Nikki Lane—“Gone, Gone, Gone,” “Coming Home to You” Patterson Hood—“Belvedere,” “Back of a Bible” Ryan Bingham—“Guess Who’s Knocking” American Aquarium—“Casualties” Devil Doll—“The Things You Make Me Do” American Aquarium—“I’m Not Going to the Bar” Hank Williams Jr.—“Family Tradition” David Allan Coe—“Mama Tried” John Paul Keith—“She’ll Dance to Anything” Carl Perkins—“Honey, Don’t” Scott H. Biram—“Lost Case of Being Found” The Cramps—“The Way I Walk” The Reverend Horton Heat—“Jimbo Song” Justin Townes Earle—“Baby’s Got a Bad Idea” Old Crow Medicine Show—“Wagon Wheel,” “Hard to Love” Dirty River Boys—“My Son” JD McPherson—“Wolf Teeth” Empress of Fur—“Mad Mad Bad Bad Mama” Dwight Yoakam—“Little Sister” The Meteors—“Psycho for Your Love” Hayes Carll—“Love Don’t Let Me Down” HorrorPops—“Dotted with Hearts” Buddy Holly—“Because I Love You” Chris Isaak—“Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” Jason Isbell—“The Devil Is My Running Mate” Lindi Ortega—“When All the Stars Align” Three Bad Jacks—“Scars” Kasey Anderson and the Honkies—“My Blues, My Love” ― Jay Crownover, Rowdy
“His head turned toward the great display. Once, it had been the wonder of Grimaldi, but time had come a considerable way to wear down much of the station’s newness, it’s effect. Still, it was impressive, and it was new, the old one destroyed during the first fight, and replaced almost immediately. It was even bigger than the one it had replaced, and the graphics on it were tighter, sharper.” ― Jay Allan, Descent into Darkness
“It always paid to be careful, even with people you trusted. Especially with those you trusted…they were often the ones who could hurt you the most.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“The ghosts of our ancestors drain away my thoughts of victory as the ultimate end to war. Who “won” the great conflicts of the Cataclysm? Which pile of unburied dead were the victors? And which the vanquished?” ― Jay Allan, Blood on the Stars Collection I
“it is easy to speak of defiance, and quite another to actually resist when the only result can be the suffering of those close to you.” ― Jay Allan, Blood on the Stars Collection I
“Go forth then, and be always the strongest. Attack before you are attacked. Defeat those who would be your masters. Reduce them to the servants they would make of you. Bring fear to all who would be your enemies.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“Remember always the mantra, the grim verdict of the universe, that we now adopt as the central tenet of our own Alliance. Vae victis. Woe to the defeated.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“War, he thought. We can fight it, endure it, master it…but in the end, do any of us really survive it?” ― Jay Allan, Cauldron of Fire
“come to realize that no victory was free.” ― Jay Allan, Blood on the Stars Collection I
“Tomorrow we may face destiny, we may fight and die and fall to the fires of perdition, but tonight is ours, and we drink and make merry.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“Senators…I understand you all work on a different schedule than productive elements of society, but can we move this along, please.” ― Jay Allan, The Others
“Death is my wingman. He is always nearby, following me, shadowing my every move. I cannot shake him, and no evasive maneuver will break his lock on me. I cannot defeat him, no pilot can, so I have befriended him. I do not try to escape from him anymore. He will come for me in his own time…and until then, I will blast every enemy with the guts to show himself in front of me.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“People given freedom invariably misused it, and ultimately sold it off, usually for a pittance.” ― Jay Allan, The Black Flag
“You can eat caviar with the sinners, or starve to death with the saints.” ― Jay Allan, Stars & Empire
“The truth is, they don’t want us back on Earth. Trained killers who’ve lived for years outside the normal Earth routine of constant surveillance. That’s why they don’t let us go home. I figured out part of that a while back, but now I realize the whole truth. They are afraid of my brethren and me, even as they need us to fight their wars. It is from stuff such as us that revolutions are made.” ― Jay Allan, Gehenna Dawn
“the democracies of the west, which had been the drivers of 20th century growth, were in rapid decline. Beset with corrupt and bloated governments, bankrupted by decades of appalling mismanagement, riddled with cronyism, and unable to recapture the economic dynamism of their past, they were teetering on the verge of collapse. The” ― Jay Allan, Crimson Worlds Collection I
“Glory is a veneer that reflects the light only from a distance. Up close you can see through it, to bitter price paid in pain and death.” ” ― Jay Allan, Crimson Worlds Collection I
“The new officer AIs were the state of the art in quasi-sentient computers, and the designers had decided that giving them a soothing, human-sounding voice and an active personality would reduce stress on officers in the field. I can’t speak to the psychology of the officer corps in general, but the damned thing creeped me out. And it talked too much.” ― Jay Allan, Crimson Worlds Collection I
“(It’s a doozy! I could listen to it all day long.) Nikki Lane—“Gone, Gone, Gone,” “Coming Home to You” Patterson Hood—“Belvedere,” “Back of a Bible” Ryan Bingham—“Guess Who’s Knocking” American Aquarium—“Casualties” Devil Doll—“The Things You Make Me Do” American Aquarium—“I’m Not Going to the Bar” Hank Williams Jr.—“Family Tradition” David Allan Coe—“Mama Tried” John Paul Keith—“She’ll Dance to Anything” Carl Perkins—“Honey, Don’t” Scott H. Biram—“Lost Case of Being Found” The Cramps—“The Way I Walk” The Reverend Horton Heat—“Jimbo Song” Justin Townes Earle—“Baby’s Got a Bad Idea” Old Crow Medicine Show—“Wagon Wheel,” “Hard to Love” Dirty River Boys—“My Son” JD McPherson—“Wolf Teeth” Empress of Fur—“Mad Mad Bad Bad Mama” Dwight Yoakam—“Little Sister” The Meteors—“Psycho for Your Love” Hayes Carll—“Love Don’t Let Me Down” HorrorPops—“Dotted with Hearts” Buddy Holly—“Because I Love You” Chris Isaak—“Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” Jason Isbell—“The Devil Is My Running Mate” Lindi Ortega—“When All the Stars Align” Three Bad Jacks—“Scars” Kasey Anderson and the Honkies—“My Blues, My Love” ― Jay Crownover, Rowdy
“His head turned toward the great display. Once, it had been the wonder of Grimaldi, but time had come a considerable way to wear down much of the station’s newness, it’s effect. Still, it was impressive, and it was new, the old one destroyed during the first fight, and replaced almost immediately. It was even bigger than the one it had replaced, and the graphics on it were tighter, sharper.” ― Jay Allan, Descent into Darkness
“It always paid to be careful, even with people you trusted. Especially with those you trusted…they were often the ones who could hurt you the most.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“The ghosts of our ancestors drain away my thoughts of victory as the ultimate end to war. Who “won” the great conflicts of the Cataclysm? Which pile of unburied dead were the victors? And which the vanquished?” ― Jay Allan, Blood on the Stars Collection I
“it is easy to speak of defiance, and quite another to actually resist when the only result can be the suffering of those close to you.” ― Jay Allan, Blood on the Stars Collection I
“Go forth then, and be always the strongest. Attack before you are attacked. Defeat those who would be your masters. Reduce them to the servants they would make of you. Bring fear to all who would be your enemies.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“Remember always the mantra, the grim verdict of the universe, that we now adopt as the central tenet of our own Alliance. Vae victis. Woe to the defeated.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“War, he thought. We can fight it, endure it, master it…but in the end, do any of us really survive it?” ― Jay Allan, Cauldron of Fire
“come to realize that no victory was free.” ― Jay Allan, Blood on the Stars Collection I
“Tomorrow we may face destiny, we may fight and die and fall to the fires of perdition, but tonight is ours, and we drink and make merry.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“Senators…I understand you all work on a different schedule than productive elements of society, but can we move this along, please.” ― Jay Allan, The Others
“Death is my wingman. He is always nearby, following me, shadowing my every move. I cannot shake him, and no evasive maneuver will break his lock on me. I cannot defeat him, no pilot can, so I have befriended him. I do not try to escape from him anymore. He will come for me in his own time…and until then, I will blast every enemy with the guts to show himself in front of me.” ― Jay Allan, Duel in the Dark
“People given freedom invariably misused it, and ultimately sold it off, usually for a pittance.” ― Jay Allan, The Black Flag
