He was tough as an antique ivory figurine, which has…

“The white flashed back into a red ball in the southeast. They all knew what it was. It was Orlando, or McCoy Base, or…

— Pat Frank

“His ears were attuned for the steady firing of Couzens' heavy machine guns, which he knew should now commence, and the thud of his…

— Pat Frank

“When he reached the last hole he saw, far to the west, a series of rockets bloom in the sky. He watched their green…

— Pat Frank

“[He was disgusted] at the beasts who in callous cruelty had dragged down and maimed and destroyed the human dignity of this selfless man.…

— Pat Frank

“Whatever it is out there, is better equipped than you are. It can see better and hear better and smell better. All you’re got…

— Pat Frank

I don’t want money. What the hell’s money good for? You can’t drive it and you can’t eat it and it won’t even fix…

— Pat Frank

“It was during this terrible night that the three wounded died, and the jeeps froze solid.”

— Pat Frank

If Man retained faith in God, he might also retain faith in Man.

— Pat Frank

“It was a surprise, and a delight, to see children devour books. Without ever knowing it, they were receiving an education.”

— Pat Frank

“ 'I think you ought to go to New York or Chicago or San Francisco or any city with character and vitality. You should…

— Pat Frank

“ 'Legs are for men's pleasure, breasts are for babies'.' " - Lib McGovern”

— Pat Frank

“Out of death, life; an immutable truth”

— Pat Frank

“Randy knew he wasn't an alcoholic because an alcoholic craved liquor. He never craved it. He just drank for pleasure and the most pleasurable…

— Pat Frank

“Censorship and thought control can exist only in secrecy and darkness.”

— Pat Frank

“none of this talk. A week or so later, thinking about Mark’s words, Randy had decided to go into”

— Pat Frank