“The children seek to resolve the issue amongst themselves, and mete out punishment to restore balance and keep the game going.” — J.K. Franko Copy Share Image
“Our world is not safe. It is a toxic swamp populated by predators and parasites. The odds are stacked against us from the moment of conception. We survive only because we fight the elements, hunger, disease, each other. And, although civilization promises us safe harbor, that promise is a fairy tale. Only the storm is real. It comes for each… — J.K. Franko Copy Share
“Then, like magic, it seemed like the universe provided a solution. And I thought—okay, this is how. This will work. There’s hope—light at the end of the tunnel. A silver lining, you know?” Roy shook his head. “Fuck. I was so stupid. I was too proud to realize that there was no way it could ever happen. That there couldn’t… — J.K. Franko Copy Share
“You see, the universe still had accounts to settle. And Susie and I were way overdrawn.” — J.K. Franko Copy Share Image
“But, if we consider, as physicists now claim, that everything is energy—everything we see, everything we think, everything we do—then it is just possible that this same law of conservation of energy applies to questions of morality. A conservation of moral energy, a maintenance of equilibrium… a balance exists and must be preserved. If an action is taken that disrupts… — J.K. Franko Copy Share
“I write about revenge because it presupposes love, honor, justice: things that matter.” — J.K. Franko Copy Share Image
“No man, no matter how smart or strong, can compete with a motivated woman.” — J.K. Franko Copy Share Image
