Brad Taylor > Quotes

“In my mind, the world is split neatly into two groups: meat-eaters and plant-eaters. Nothing is wrong with either one. Both are necessary. One contributes much, much more to society than the other. The other is necessary to protect the contribution. I’m a meat-eater. My existence allows the plant-eater to contribute. Some plant-eaters, living in a so-called civilized world, call me evil, but at the end of the day, when the bad man comes and the plant-eater’s praying for a miracle, I’m what shows up.”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

“he wasn’t a bad guy, as far as assholes go.”
― Brad Taylor, Operator Down

“When she had asked him how he was able to kill two men with his bare hands, he had gone into asshole mode, telling her not to look a gift horse in the mouth.”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

“It’s”
― Brad Taylor, The Insider Threat

“I finally reached a person that spoke English.”
― Brad Taylor, Days of Rage

“It’s because the true Muslim has been seduced by Satan, choosing Big Macs over the purity of the Quran.”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

“You think you’re safe where you are, in America or Britain. You think you are safe, you are not safe. We are coming for you. —Florida resident Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, the first United States suicide bomber, in a videotaped speech before his death in Syria”
― Brad Taylor, The Insider Threat

“I turned to leave and found myself facing one of the college girls. A brunette showing more cleavage than was necessary. She said, “Hey. I know those guys, and they deserved it. I’m Skeeter.”
You’ve got to be kidding me. Heather will never believe this.
I said, “Nice to meet you. I’m gone.”
― Brad Taylor, The Callsign

“A black, formfitting top with long sleeves, the dress”
― Brad Taylor, The Forgotten Soldier

“A life lived in an academic environment protected from the real tragedy that occurs on the world stage.”
― Brad Taylor, The Dig

“If they didn’t appreciate their history, they wouldn’t care about their future.”
― Brad Taylor, Hunter Killer

“I said, “You’re a damn SEAL. This is what you do.”
“Doesn’t mean I have to like it.”
I glanced at Knuckles, the other SEAL, and said, “I’ve never met a squid who hated boats more than him.”
― Brad Taylor, The Widow's Strike

“The Four Courts Irish pub was where we held all our memorials. It had a unique place in my heart because a bunch of assassins had tried to kill me inside the place a long time ago. Bryce wasn’t read into our program, but he believed in what we did, even if he didn’t know what that was. We’d shown up one day toasting a fallen soldier, and then we’d kept showing up, until he’d pulled me aside one afternoon. He’d seen us keeping to ourselves, knowing we didn’t want to be disturbed, and had told me if we wanted privacy the next time, the bar was ours. He’d never asked any questions, and being located so close to the CIA, I’m sure he thought that was where we worked, and I didn’t disabuse him of the notion. All I knew was that when I showed up, he shut down the bar. He flipped the sign on the door to closed and said, “I’ll be serving the drinks.” “I appreciate that. I really do.” I’d initially tried to pay to rent the place, but he was having none of it. He didn’t even let us pay for our drinks.”
― Brad Taylor, The Devil's Ransom

“Everyone is talking about it. Much like happened to us.” The man speaking was an emir of Jabhat al-Nusra, and the one who had bankrolled, sheltered, and championed the Khorasan group. He had a direct line to the heart of al Qaida, and wasn’t someone to trifle with. Even so, Rashid—known”
― Brad Taylor, The Insider Threat

“She nodded and said, “For Carly.” We all said, “For Carly.” She said, “May she rest in peace.” In unison, we said, “Peace is an illusion. May she continue to fight.”
― Brad Taylor, The Devil's Ransom

“Didn’t work out. Really.” The sarcasm was so thick I could have put it on a bagel. I waited, mute.”
― Brad Taylor, The Forgotten Soldier

“Best predictor of future performance is past performance. And I’ve seen your past performance.”
― Brad Taylor, Operator Down

“his life was worth less than his honor. Flesh and blood were frail and fleeting. Honor was forever.”
― Brad Taylor, The Polaris Protocol

“He sat down across from Jennifer, ignoring the seat that would put his back to the door. He shook our hands, saying to Jennifer, “How come every time I meet Pike it’s at some local pub? Whatever happened to a coffee shop?”
Jennifer smiled and looked at me, waiting on an answer.
“Hey, sir, take a look at the layout and you’ll know why. Besides, L Street is hell and gone from Arlington, and you said get away from Taskforce headquarters.”
He waved his arm as if shooing off a fly. “Whatever. I read the chalkboard outside.”
― Brad Taylor, The Widow's Strike

“I leaned forward and grabbed his collar, jerking him to my face and snarling, “I am the killing machine. I am the man you fear in the darkness late at night. I am worse than anything China can envision. And I’m going to kill Chen Ju-Long.”
― Brad Taylor, American Traitor

“again,”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

“Any time women get together, it’s bad.”
― Brad Taylor, No Fortunate Son

“armband?”
― Brad Taylor, The Forgotten Soldier

“Destiny” was a tool used by the vicious or weak to explain a tragedy — nothing more. - Pike Logan”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

“would”
― Brad Taylor, End of Days

“asking her if she could use it.” Jennifer said,”
― Brad Taylor, Operator Down

“Shoshana was gazing at the armament in lust, like a pothead entering a Colorado marijuana store for the first time. She stroked one of the systems and said, “May I?”
― Brad Taylor, The Insider Threat

“Out of the thirteen council members, Harold Standish was the only one who had absolutely no experience in anything related to what he was overseeing. No foreign-policy, intelligence, military, or any other experience that would give him the ability to make qualified judgments on Taskforce activities. That didn’t stop him from thinking he knew better than anyone else, including the president. Given”
― Brad Taylor, One Rough Man

“but didn’t want to find out like a fireman at the World Trade Center.”
― Brad Taylor, Dead Man's Hand

“Umarex AirSaber arrow rifle.”
― Brad Taylor, End of Days