Haris Orkin > Quotes

“William Faulkner submitted a resignation letter as the postmaster of the University of Mississippi. He wrote, “As long as I live under a capitalistic system, I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people. But I will be damned if I propose to be at the beck and call of every itinerant scoundrel who has two cents to invest in a postage stamp. This, sir, is my resignation.”
― Haris Orkin, The Spy Who Hated Me

“To stay focused, he kept his eyes on Caitlyn’s behind as he climbed up the rest of the conduit.”
― Haris Orkin, License to Die

“The enemies of freedom were ruthless.”
― Haris Orkin, The Spy Who Hated Me

“The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
― Haris Orkin, The Spy Who Hated Me

“Flynn finished his hot shower with a cold one. The ice-cold spray pounded his back and sharpened all his senses.”
― Haris Orkin, The Spy Who Hated Me

“Democracy? Seriously? You know as well as I do that most people aren’t very smart. And the more computers do for people, the stupider they get. They don’t bother learning anything, because they assume all human knowledge is right there at their fingertips. They become more and more ignorant until they lose their ability to reason or understand even the simplest things. Facts become meaningless and they are easily swayed by idiots and their lies. Look who they elect to lead them? The stupid leading the stupid. No, we tried democracy and it was a grand experiment, but look where it led us.”
― Haris Orkin, Once is Never Enough

“Flynn was smitten. Maybe because she was so much like him. Not crazy exactly, but insanely brave. A fearless risk taker. A real badass. She knew karate and could hack any computer and looked like a cross between Trinity from The Matrix and Lisbeth Salander from The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo. A hardcore heartbreaker. No wonder Flynn fell for her.”
― Haris Orkin, The Spy Who Hated Me