James Hold QUOTES

1 " Th' only thing I know fer certain is ya never say 'Yes' to a Frenchman under hypnosis. "

― James Hold , Out of Texas 8 : Destroy All Wrestlers

3 " According to Mr Walt, there once was a place so utterly desolate, lacking in natural resources, and devoid of charm and beauty that nobody wanted to live there. And because it was such a miserable stink hole, no one bothered to name it. Then one day came a man and wife so utterly down and out that when their wagon broke there was nothing for them to do but stay, like Job on his ash heap, and wait for the end. With nothing to do they established the place as a trash dump, taking refuse from better-off pioneers on their way to greener pastures. In this way they eked a poor but bearable existence. The man's name is not remembered but the woman was called Alice and over time this bleak barren tract of worthless soil became known as the Dump of Alice. Through contraction, it has passed down to us today as Dallas. "

― James Hold , Out of Texas 14 : The Iron Claw of Destiny, Part 2

5 " Well, sir," Mr Braynes took a deep breath, "the truth is I do have a strange and wondrous tale to relate; a tale for which the ending has yet to be written."
"You mean Hold's making this up as he goes?"
"Who?"
"Never mind. Please, go on. "

― James Hold , In the Footsteps of Cthulhu

7 " They spotted the Turkey God immediately, which wasn't hard to do as he had not changed a bit since being thawed from his icy prison in "Chariots of the Texans". He stood six-feet-seven-inches tall and had a long, hooked nose. It wasn't just a long nose; it was an enormous nose, magnificent in splendor. Indeed it was the focal point of his being. The impressive height, the lanky build, the long face with whiskered chin did nothing to distract from it. Nor did the burning eyes and long red hair, which, when loosened from its ponytail and fell forward to cover his face. Even then his humongous honker stood out like Mount Everest. It was as though his entire existence was summed up in that sacred snoot and the rest of his body had been created for no other purpose than to support the majestic beak. It was his statement of purpose, his declaration to the world, and his seal of authority. It was without a doubt the nose of a god. "

― James Hold , Out of Texas 12 : The Iron Claw of Destiny, Part One

9 " It's been said that life is a series of contradictions. Or, then again, maybe it isn't. "

― James Hold , Out of Texas 2 : Chariots of the Texans

11 " Evil is by nature fearful and superstitious; therefore it boasts. And thus boasting it succumbs, not to the power of good, but to its own inherent weakness. The premise of evil is a lie that must be compounded to be maintained, until it collapses of its own weight. Hence its downfall, though not immediate, is inevitable. This then is the true power of good: that good need exert so little to flourish, while evil must give all, and still fail. "

― James Hold , Out of Texas 4 : Josie and the Alley Cat

13 " At one point Jo excused herself to go powder her nose, a euphemism since she never wore makeup. Erik bowed as she left the table, then sat back down, not noticing his necktie had draped across his plate. His eyes continued to follow Josie's egress as, taking up knife and fork he went about cutting his necktie into tiny bite-sized slices.
"How's yer steak?" asked J.
"It's a bit stringy," Erik confessed. "

― James Hold , Out of Texas 12 : The Iron Claw of Destiny, Part One