“The silence just allowed the echoes of the question to play out in Nox’s mind, reminding him of his own unwinnable war against the never-ending tide of conmen and criminals. He was trying to clean up these parts, but every time he rubbed away a stain, he found another layer of dirt beneath. So, you could give up—or you could keep on scrubbing.” JusticeSilenceScience FictionWesternCriminalsOld WestCoilhunterBounty HunterWeird Western Book:Coilhunter Source: Coilhunter
“If you didn’t have your guns, you still had your mouth. Of course, you had to be careful how you fired that off.” SilenceTalkingScience FictionWesternBadassGunslingerOld WestCoilhunter Book:Coilhunter Source: Coilhunter
“You hang your heroes. That way they’ll never disappoint you.' It also brought to mind his own retort: 'But what about your enemies? What about the villains? What do we do with those?” Science FictionWesternHeroesVengeanceBadassEnemiesVillainsGunslingerOld WestCoinhunter Book:Coilhunter Source: Coilhunter
“He wondered if they knew fear, and thought that maybe if they didn’t, he could teach them it, like he’d taught manners to the foul-tongued and the red-handed.” JusticeTeachingScience FictionWesternMannersBadassGunslingerOld WestCoilhunterBounty Hunter Book:Rustkiller Source: Rustkiller
“If the Wild North were a living place, as the local tribes often claimed, then these were the embodiment of its dark subconscious. The spirits of men could haunt you, so why would the spirits of machines be any different?” MachinesScience FictionWesternDeadHauntingSpiritsOld WestCoilhunterBounty Hunter Book:Rustkiller Source: Rustkiller
“The Coilhunter wasn’t much of a talker. He liked to keep things short and sweet, just like the lives of criminals. Well, the short bit anyway.” JusticeScience FictionWesternCriminalsBadassGunslingerOld WestCoilhunterBounty Hunter Book:Coilhunter Source: Coilhunter
“She looked at her right hand, where the index finger was cut to a stump. Some said she lost it in an accident, when she was playing soldier with a live grenade. Others said she was taught a lesson by the law, and they took her trigger finger to make her keep on learning. Those were the lessons the Coilhunter liked. Why, he was quite the teacher himself.” QuotesScience FictionWesternVengeanceBadassOutlawGunslingerOld WestCoilhunterWeird Western Book:Coilhunter Source: Coilhunter