Murray Bailey > Quotes

“Being tall and in a scarlet SIB uniform I looked as incongruous as a sunflower in a cabbage field”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“Always move forward. Don’t dwell on the if-onlys.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“Far off, I heard a rumble. A land slip perhaps. Or maybe tank fire from thirty miles away. I figured the sounds of war would carry this far into the desert mountains.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“We were wasting time. She could try and arrest me and would fail.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“I knew from the Count of Monte Cristo that prisoners’ minds could deteriorate. Years of confinement could send a man insane.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“Be tough as a wolf lest wolves eat you.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“He had a wrinkled, pointy face like a rubber glove puppet with the fingers drawn together.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“The Jews hated us, and the Arabs despised their once allies. We'd walked away and left the country at war.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“A slither to my right. It reminded me that people weren’t the only danger out here. Hopefully, what I thought were silent steps were thunderous to the desert snakes.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“To the Jews, Maccabees were heroes. That made me wonder if the Irgun or Stern Gang had been more than terrorists. ”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“I’d seen enough evil in this world, but the depths of human depravity never failed to sicken me.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“The Arabs poisoned the wells before they left—rotten dead animals dropped in.”
― Murray Bailey, The Prisoner of Acre

“For a short time Alex had been a celebrity, and yet here he was still tugging away at the same thread, hoping something new would emerge.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“Smarter than last time. This was akin to hiding in plain sight. Where else would you expect dead bodies?”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“The Nile cut through the city like an artery, but smog softened the edges, blurring the lines between present and past.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“You want the truth? Then you come alone. And make sure you’re not followed. Your life depends on it.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“What puzzled them was the incredible precision. It was as though the blade had delicately stopped the heart rather than cause massive blood loss.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“He had mere snippets, glimpses of a greater story.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“Hope is what drives us, Alex had told himself. Andrew’s condition was way beyond any remedy, and yet the hope of a cure kept him going, kept him smiling.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“So much they still didn’t know. So many mysteries.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“The symbols danced before his eyes, unlocking something primal. A code. A cipher. The beginning of an answer—or the start of a far darker question.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“There’s no humanity in this system.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“Easier to see outside into the light than into the darkness.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity

“A hundred candles burned in the darkness, lighting an incredible cavern.”
― Murray Bailey, The Mark of Eternity