Reacher prowled the hallway, his gun stiff-armed way out in front of him, his torso jerking violently left and right from the hips, like a crazy disco dance. The house-storming shuffle.
He liked the electric darkness and the hot dirty air and the blasts of noise and traffic and the manic barking sirens and the crush of people. It helped a lonely man feel connected and isolated both at the same time.
What’s the best place to hide a car? In an airport long-term lot. Like where’s the best place to hide a grain of sand? On the beach
Resolute, responsible, determined, knowledgeable, and perceptive
Imagine the uproar if the Federal government tried to make everyone wear a radio transmitter around their neck so we can keep track of their movements. But people happily carry their cell phones in their purses and pockets.
Like when people say they slept like a baby. Do they mean they slept well? Or do they mean they woke up every ten minutes, screaming?
Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.
were under the very erroneous impression that we had money. Of
veterans and remarkable rookies. International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) cofounder, David
I don’t care about the little guy. I just hate the big guy. I hate big smug people who think they can get away with things.
As a general rule. it’s a comfort issue, literally and metaphorically. And intimacy issue. It’s a big step, putting on foreign underwear. Like betrayal, or emigration.
It was an article of faith with NCOs [noncommissioned officers] that they were better than their officers. And they were usually right. Certainly I had been happy with mine. They had done plenty of good work for me.
I’d never believed in luck. Never had any cause to. Never relied on it, because I never could.
if you can’t acquaint an opponent with reason, you must acquaint his head with the sidewalk.
Both were military. That was clear.Reacher could tell by their haircuts. No civilian barber would be as pragmatic or as brutal.
I do a little fact checking now and then. Other than that its impact is simply that email has revolutionized communication for me, and my website has built up a community of readers, which is a lot of fun.
I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.