Evening Quote by Neal Stephenson

“The suspect had experienced a ballistic interlude earlier in the evening,” Miss Pao said, “regrettably not filmed, and relieved himself of excess velocity by…

— Neal Stephenson

“The photographer was lost for riposte, obvious though it should have been; instead he turned to run. At least his mind did. In fact,…

— James Herbert

“Papa had always told Justine that guns had a remarkable capacity to focus the mind. She couldn’t say with any confidence that her actions…

— Vanessa Kelly

“He stumbled and managed to get out a suppressed pistol, trying at the same time to regain his balance. But his motor skills were…

— Barry Eisler

“The shot has gone under my rib, Boulard my boy, so it must have been the shortest one who fired." Even his final sigh…

— Timothée de Fombelle

“Her heart literally stopped and she felt her fight-or-flight mode kick in. Part of her wanted to hide and cry, while the other part…

— Kathleen Brooks

“Katerina, stop! Or I'll shoot!" "Then fucking shoot!" "Okay, I'm gonna shoot you in the ankle, okay? They say that's the safest place." "Don't…

— Andrea Portes

“He looked down, aimed his father’s old H&R 22-caliber revolver and took another shot, this time in the head. The boy on the ground…

— Rayven T. Hill

“When Philippa had first demanded his help in eluding Kate and travelling to St Mary’s, he had indignantly refused. He was there now because…

— Dorothy Dunnett

“You might want to stop with the threats before my heart gives out.” “You look healthy enough.” “And you look sane. Imagine that,” Stunt…

— Lyn Gala

“So,’ Lucy said to the air, ‘not lucky, then.’ Through the PSG-1’s scope, she could see the Brit standing stock still, and a sliver…

— James Swallow

“Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace. And it was like knocking four…

— Albert Camus