M.P. Woodward > Quotes

“the time-honored formula of rate times time equals distance. “Gav, based on those signal strength indicators, it means the guy is moving at a steady rate of about ten miles per hour. The interval between decibel changes is steady.” “Yeah. I see that, too.” “What goes at a steady rate of ten miles per hour?” “Beltway traffic. On a good night.” “You know what else?” “No,” he said. “Enlighten me.” “A boat.” She heard a knock at the door, its rhythm following the code she’d established with the master chief. “Gav, I have to run,” she said. “Please keep me updated on anything new from ECHELON.” She stuck the Post-it note next to the most prominent river within the radius of the cell site. Then she hurried to the door and unchained it. Moore’s big face stood blinking at her, a huge black bag slung over his shoulder. Jad and Cary were to either side of him, also carrying black duffels the size of golf bags. She stood aside to let them enter. “The downside to being the one with the suite,” said the master chief, grunting with his load, “is that you get to store all the kit. Sorry, Lisanne.” He shouldered past her, nearly knocking her over the sitting room’s small coffee table. The three of them put their burdens on the floor, then maneuvered chairs close to the cases, unzipping them and inspecting their new gear. They were in civilian clothes. Moore had sweated through his short-sleeve Madras shirt. “Jesus,” said Lisanne. “You guys get enough stuff? Clark said you could spend liberally…But I’m the one who always ends up defending the budget.” Cary unzipped one of the long canvas bags. “You, of all people, should be able to appreciate quality in this”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Shadow State

“In the immortal words of America’s first sea warrior”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“There was no such thing as a minor mistake for this flight.”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“DAY TWO”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation: Jack Ryan, Jr. is caught in a deadly web of lies in this thrilling addition to the No.1 bestselling series

“Vice Admiral Will Cole had spent enough time on the Pacific Fleet staff to understand a cardinal truism of high command: Information overload could be as deadly as the enemy. With”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“six or seven.”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Shadow State

“nameplates he’d seen, the truck was called a Thar.”
― M.P. Woodward, Terminal Velocity

“Value the messenger who speaks truth to power.”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“Put one foot in front of the other. And remember”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“His staff termed the frequent callers from the mighty fortress on the Potomac “the Good Idea Fairies.”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“The Fifth Platform is perhaps the most radical. It’s a world where ships are platforms for unmanned”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“Prepare your divisions just as I’ve prepared you. Make sure they understand the stakes. I’ll do a final address over the 1MC in fifteen minutes. And then—we blow and go.”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“Like Mandy, Gavin had no children. He did, however, have a sister, Amelia, who was ten years his junior and born smack in the middle of the smartphone generation. As Gavin recalled, Meely couldn’t go five seconds without looking at the damned thing. No, he corrected himself. Three seconds.”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity: Jack Ryan, Jr. faces his toughest ever challenge in this seriously tense, action-packed global thriller

“terms with the British bankers”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Shadow State

“Admiral”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“Since the end of the last great naval war in 1945”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“BY THE TIME THE SUN CRESTED THE ROLLING BROWN HILLS, MITCH HAD THREE OF HIS”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Terminal Velocity: Jack Ryan, Jr. faces his toughest ever challenge in this seriously tense, action-packed global thriller

“The world’s commerce floats on the oceans. The tech business wouldn’t exist without the United States Navy.”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“If we cede control of the world’s oceans to the Chinese”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“They chiefly descended on him from the alphabet soup of organizations ostensibly designed to assist him.”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same. President Ronald Reagan”
― M.P. Woodward, Red Tide

“Never let them see you smile.”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation

“The day may dawn when fair play, love for one’s fellow men, and respect for justice and freedom will enable tormented generations to march forth serene and triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair.”
― M.P. Woodward, Tom Clancy Line of Demarcation