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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| c61fe69 | Between bites Jackson said, "So what's our next move?" Sawyer looked" | David Baldacci | ||
| 97a0538 | You can't command men in battle if they like you, | David Baldacci | ||
| 561425c | You can't command men in battle if they like you, Bob," his father had said. "They have to have equal parts fear and respect." | David Baldacci | ||
| 20a7a94 | You can't command men in battle if they like you, Bob," his father had said. "They have to have equal parts fear and respect. And I would say fear is even more important than respect. Respect only gets you so far. Fear can get you through every damn obstacle devised by the enemy. Men will follow you to hell if they fear you. Because failing you will scare them more than any other thing they will ever face on the battlefield. You remember th.. | David Baldacci | ||
| 7eb4cce | Trains had a nostalgic magnetism that was undeniable, even for the many Americans who'd never even been on one. | David Baldacci | ||
| a31013d | Where there's faith, there is no fear." She smiled weakly. "What part of the Bible is that from?" He patted her hand. "That one, my dear, is from Father Paul Joseph Kelly. And you can have it at no extra charge." | David Baldacci | ||
| 819b3bc | most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. Only with faith, you get back a lot more. | David Baldacci | ||
| 1e8c2cb | most things worthwhile in life, you get back what you put into it. | David Baldacci | ||
| 51c94a8 | To Kyf Brewer and Orlagh Cassidy, for your amazing audio performances. | David Baldacci | ||
| eb8d27a | It's not getting from A to B. It's not the beginning or the destination that counts. It's the ride in between. | David Baldacci | ||
| 5a3c60f | Then you take her without reservation, disclaimer, parental demands, or otherwise. You take her as she is with all her faults, weaknesses, idiosyncrasies, and requirements. You take her without qualification, with no strings attached by anyone else, because that's what loving someone means. | David Baldacci | ||
| 5f684c5 | I'm not a big fan of football. Gladiators of the twenty-first century, wrecking each other for our amusement while we drink beer and eat hot dogs and cheer when a guy gets wiped out. You'd think we would have gotten beyond that. I guess there's too much money in it. | David Baldacci | ||
| bbd9e8a | But then again, our life is what we make it, right? Bad choices. You can't blame others for that. | David Baldacci | ||
| 382b2b6 | She's been nothing but supportive of me, no matter how many mistakes I made. I know she loves me and I love her." "Sounds like something you should tell her yourself, at your first opportunity. You don't want to squander chances with your family," added Robie, drawing a quick glance from Reel. "You never know if" | David Baldacci | ||
| 5b512c2 | A politician and his entourage on the campaign trail were like a herd of elephants: they could travel nowhere lightly. They stomped the earth until it hurt with the weight of the guards, chiefs of staff, spokespersons, speechwriters, publicity folks, gofers and others. It was a spectacle that if it didn't make you laugh would at least cause you considerable worry about the future of the country. | David Baldacci | ||
| ff33d21 | In the legal arena, she could go anywhere. The trouble | David Baldacci | ||
| c483ab2 | Hell no. Anybody sues me I ain't got no money. See, that's the poor person's best insurance policy: no assets. | David Baldacci | ||
| fe1bcb2 | face as the old man tensed again while the plane bumped along. "George, it's all right. Just a little turbulence." He took a deep breath and finally eyed her squarely. "I'm on a couple of boards of companies headquartered in New York. Have to go up twice a year." Sidney glanced back at her documents, suddenly remembering something. She frowned. There was a mistake on the fourth page. That would need to be corrected when she got into" | David Baldacci | ||
| 56c2fce | I had to try. I had to." "Why was that?" asked Reel. "Because I love her. Sometimes it's just as simple as that. And if someone can't act on love, then what does anything else really matter?" | David Baldacci | ||
| 70edef1 | Fort Bragg, Texas. | David Baldacci | ||
| f2fd0c4 | Humans were imperfect beings operating in a world over which they had diminishing control. | David Baldacci | ||
| 91f7c83 | Russians. They were in Germany, | David Baldacci | ||
| 5633d81 | ON HIS BED at the Residence Inn, Decker laid out all the construction plans for the American Grill that David Katz had built about fifteen years ago. The plans seemed pretty normal for such a restaurant buildout, but he didn't recognize the name of the architect set forth on the plans. In fact, the address of the business showed that it was from out of state | David Baldacci | ||
| bde9dfc | Complacency by the masses is my greatest weapon. | David Baldacci | ||
| 2c95685 | turning | David Baldacci | ||
| 91c2af9 | if she was in a library. | David Baldacci | ||
| f45b4c8 | An army controlled by the whim of the lowest soldier is not an army at all. It is anarchy. | David Baldacci | ||
| 9a40102 | engagement with Walton?" asked Robie. Patti considered this for a moment. "I think he didn't want to stay here but she did. It was her home. But he apparently didn't think of it as his home anymore." | David Baldacci | ||
| 75838e4 | Sayin' goes, those who did the most talk the least and vice versa. | David Baldacci | ||
| 2b0aa79 | sofa. She looked around, her eyes taking in a wall of French doors that was visible on the ocean side. The room was huge, with ceilings that soared at least twenty feet high. An interior second-story balcony ran across one side of the room. Another wall held a collection of finely bound books. Comfortable furnishings were placed throughout. | David Baldacci | ||
| 845be2c | uncontroverted. | David Baldacci | ||
| 7dec1d5 | taciturn, | David Baldacci | ||
| cc96396 | Hey, it's all good. | David Baldacci | ||
| 7a56c56 | autopilot, | David Baldacci | ||
| 60735b5 | Good Lord, boy. I don't talk business with a woman. They don't have the sense for it. | David Baldacci | ||
| 08cf854 | years. She, like Robie, operated at the highest level and had taken down people in situations that would have challenged Robie to the fullest. He'd never doubted that Reel was good. But he was a little surprised that she was that good. And she may have a spy on the inside telling her all she needs to know to get enough of an advantage to take me out before I get to her. Which means my own agency is a threat. Robie kept reading until he came.. | David Baldacci | ||
| e4143ec | CamelBak | David Baldacci | ||
| c214259 | lawyer," Caleb" | David Baldacci | ||
| ade24bc | Robie. | David Baldacci | ||
| 57a5f23 | The Bureau was still behind the times on technology, | David Baldacci | ||
| 707474e | Gray. For him, as for many folks, it was a confusing color. It lent itself to no particular interpretation. It was a color that could go one way or the other. People desperately wanted the world to be clear-cut in black and white. It made life so much easier: Tough decisions faded away; everything was nicely organized and cataloged. And so were people. But the world was not like that. And neither were the people who inhabited it. At least f.. | David Baldacci | ||
| bc7eca9 | photo of the three of them that was | David Baldacci | ||
| bbfa029 | was the master; humans were merely visiting. | David Baldacci | ||
| 354252d | smaller ones using sledgehammers, | David Baldacci |