William R. Forstchen Quotes

John’s standard maneuver to ask someone to help him, especially in a moment of crisis

~ William R. Forstchen

She'd always talk about how great Gandhi was. I'd tell her the only reason Gandhi survived after his first protest was that he was dealing with the Brits. If Stalin had been running India, he'd of been dead in a second, his name forgotten.

~ William R. Forstchen

The moment of a fall from greatness often comes just when a people and a nation feel most secure. The cry the barbarians are at the gates too often comes as a terrifying bolt out of the blue, which is often the last cry ever heard.

~ William R. Forstchen

she and Ben chattered away to each other in the language of mothers with their toddlers; the two understood every word exchanged, while the rest of the world just listened, smiled, and didn’t understand a single word of the happy gibberish.

~ William R. Forstchen