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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| cb6cf3a | He was determined to take the first flight out, wherever it went. Anywhere had to be better than this. | David Hewson | ||
| 6e48a21 | it is difficult to understand that not everyone in the world wants to be an American. | Bruce Cumings | ||
| c180e64 | In fact the United States has had no exit strategy since 1945, expect in places where we were kicked out (Vietnam) or asked to leave (the Philippines): American troops still occupy Japan, Korea, and Germany, in the seventh decade after the end of World War II. Policymakers - almost always civilians with little or no military experience (Acheson is the archetype) - get Americans into wars but cannot get them out, and soon the Pentagon takes .. | war military korean-war military-history | Bruce Cumings | |
| 4f4de13 | Eventually the Korean War will be understood as one of the most destructive and one of the most important wars of the twentieth century. | war korea korean-war military-history | Bruce Cumings | |
| 98e0ef9 | It was this war and not World War II which established a far-flung American base structure abroad and a national security state at home, as defence spending nearly quadrupled in the last six months of 1950, and turned the United States in the policeman of the world. | war the-korean-war war-history military-history | Bruce Cumings | |
| 2cda6ff | It was this war and not World War II which established a far-flung American base structure abroad and a national security state at home, as defence spending nearly quadrupled in the last six months of 1950, and turned the United States into the policeman of the world. | war the-korean-war war-history korea military-history | Bruce Cumings | |
| d5b786c | Those who suffer terrible wars have a finer sense of when they begin and when they end. | war war-history korea korean-war military-history | Bruce Cumings | |
| 62cf98d | And last week, when he finally began to erase it, he noticed something very strange: the accent on the letter E was actually formed from a piece of materiel. We all watched as he stared at the letter E for a very long time. Then he slowly unpeeled the rolled-up cloth fro the blackboard and unfurled the biggest pair of polka dot panties anyone in the room had ever seen. | panties pate tricky | Jennifer Allison | |
| b2ff68a | The heat of summer was all but a memory now as the late November chill grew teeth and bit hard. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 98f0839 | Silently one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.' Henry | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 5ae9daf | The last twenty-four hours had been one result after another, and the small swell of pride she felt for her team was only marred by the pointless loss of a young life. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| b4b1386 | the stars, this victim was not a natural beauty, but someone who had been tampered with to produce a shocking wax-like effect. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 6f772f9 | sorry son, you can't. But I'll come back for you. I promise.' Charles wiped the tears from Frank's freckled cheek with his thumb. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 656e2bb | police all the more determined to find him. Doctor Tanner had been warned. His beneficiary had instructed him from the start: have your fun but frame Nathan Crosby. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 2c7071a | by the time she left, she was equipped with an evidence bag containing the seized jewellery and a statement giving up Danny Smedley as the person who pawned it. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| f3a7d81 | Ruby nodded, knowing the bond of having a daughter would always keep them in contact. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| f6ad362 | Water found its own level, she had said, and there were enough damaged souls in the world to find each other and begin the cycle all over again. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| effe1ae | She knelt down, her breath stinking of cigarettes and alcohol. It was his mother's signature aroma. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| be7102b | The best way of keeping a low profile was to immerse himself in the mundane. Act like them, talk like them. A smile, a joke was all it took - at least during the day. The night was his own. | serial-killer thriller | Caroline Mitchell | |
| b4038b9 | He would never comprehend what I was going through unless I told him, but he'd never look at me the same way again if I did. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| da653fb | Smiles were rare in this house. Smiles had to be bought and paid for. | thriller | Caroline Mitchell | |
| b9ceb7f | Let the game begin. Enjoyed playing witness? You get to do it again. Ten times over. One crime for every year you kept me inside. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 499d929 | You come into this world alone, and you go out of it alone. As soon as you make peace with that, the sooner you learn there's no point being afraid. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 0b74657 | mischievously. Clack ... clack ... clack; the noise of a walking stick echoed in the stairwell. An | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 9efc1a4 | Their attention was focused on the strange kid who wore black eyeliner and dressed as if every day was a funeral. | police-procedure thriller | Caroline Mitchell | |
| 64c14b2 | Jennifer can no longer ignore the personal connection. Is there a copycat killer at work? Was the wrong man convicted? Or is there something more sinister at play ... | supernatrual-thriller supernatural-crime | Caroline Mitchell | |
| 3bf4fa1 | Soon he would be able to touch her, to feel the warmth of her blood. When the time came, nothing would stop him. | supernatural-crime mystery | Caroline Mitchell | |
| dc872fe | As the saying goes . . . the past is a nice place to visit but not a good place to stay. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 28de017 | One lie spoils a thousand truths.' -African proverb | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| de73eac | an | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 7f08710 | Jennifer | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 23ec85c | A gentleman is simply a patient wolf' --Lana Turner | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 74b5c9f | The truth may hurt for a little while, but a lie lasts forever. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| af9cc6b | Olivia was a quiet child, but her lack of response was uncharacteristic. She stared at her mother with wide, frightened eyes, her mouth open, a hollow cave devoid of words. Something was wrong. Very wrong. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| af4520a | A blush reddened Steph's face as she turned to DI Allison, who | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| b83045a | Emma's suffered from anxiety all her life. It's like this tireless voice in her head, always judging, always pointing out her flaws. You need to be louder than the voice, tell her what an amazing person she is. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 772f3c9 | He smiled, wondering if the owner would miss her handbag. What did she expect, leaving it in full view on the kitchen table last night? | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| de3c814 | feeling like | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| abcc0d1 | purged. I learned how to mask the | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 30299b2 | My eating disorder was my constant companion, surfacing in times of stress. A chubby child, I was berated by my mother, which in turn led me to find comfort in food. Now I gained control via the starving-bingeing-purging cycle whenever stress re-emerged. It was difficult to label what I carried inside me. Bulimia seemed too small a word to cover it. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 69200e5 | I knelt to pick up the pages of my journal, my ugly secrets, scattered across the floor. This wasn't the person that Sean married. What did he think of me now?" - WITNESS" | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| aaf2a97 | This was how Theresa solved problems, flitting from one thought to another until she came up with the appropriate response. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 27545f4 | He's a sociopath, pure and simple. The world revolves around his wants and needs. The rest of us are just here for his amusement. | Caroline Mitchell | ||
| 1d9ff60 | just kissed, | Caroline Mitchell |