L.T. Ryan > Quotes

“There’s a difference between being stupid and doing a stupid thing.”
― L.T. Ryan, Under the Surface

“Split second decisions don’t always lend themselves to reason.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“Isn’t your wife worth it?” His face lit up as he said it, and his eyes grew wide and the corners of his mouth turned upwards in a sadistic grin. I noticed his respirations increased fivefold. The spec ops leader appeared to find the exchange exhilarating.”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Beginnings

“The machine that was Rachel Hatch had a glitch. And that glitch was Dalton Savage.”
― L.T. Ryan, Smoke Signal

“You can let the scars never heal or you can choose to see them for what they are. Reminders of a past, sometimes dark. But only in experiencing a cold night can you appreciate the warmth of day. And only in tragedy can you appreciate true bliss.”
― L.T. Ryan, Fever Burn

“Danger only exists when you're not prepared.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“Never got the nerve to pull the trigger. Thought about it plenty of times. Not in my nature to quit. But one thing’s for certain, I’ll welcome death when it comes.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“I’m the kind of guy that if I got something to say, I’ll say”
― L.T. Ryan, Downburst

“Jack Noble looked over and saw her standing alone. She looked to be eight or nine years old. He watched people walk by the crying child, paying no attention to her. His first thought was to ignore her like the faceless others who didn't notice or care that a little girl was standing in the middle of the sidewalk alone and lost.  "Momma? Where are you?”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Intentions: Season One

“now”
― L.T. Ryan, Deadline

“Hold it by the barrel.” Jack did as told”
― L.T. Ryan, Jack Noble: Books 4-6

“There was an invisible barrier between those who served in a combat environment and those who served in actual combat, fighting for your life and the soldier standing next to you. Both deserved respect, but among soldiers, the latter was less common and therefore held in higher regard.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“just an actor in the grand illusion.”
― L.T. Ryan, Unleashed

“It’s no use going back to yesterday because I was a different person then.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“grief surrounded her like a shawl.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“wouldn't be able to tell them apart from anyone else.”
― L.T. Ryan, Thin Line

“success is when preparation meets opportunity”
― L.T. Ryan, Fractured

“The left side of her face scrunched together. "What the hell is moxie, Bear?" "I really need to watch my mouth around you. Come on.”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Intentions: Season Four

“I’m not looking for answers. It’s vengeance I’m after.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“Hatch didn’t mean for the words to be so blunt and cold. But the truth sometimes was. Actually, most truth hit like a jackhammer in the gut. It’s the simple reason so many people softened those blows by padding them with little white lies. She found the practice counterproductive”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“Jack jogged over and knelt in front of the child. "What's your name, sweetheart?”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Intentions: Season One

“What do you suggest we do?”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Beginnings

“If you only train when it suits you, then you'll never be ready to function when it matters.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“even”
― L.T. Ryan, A Deadly Distance

“He pulled out his cell phone and brought up a blank web page. The white light given off allowed him to use his phone like a flashlight. This was one of the ways that technology was useful to Jack.”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Intentions: Season Three

“It's only a matter of time until the truth rises to the surface.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“I guess it means we stay strong even when we don’t want to. Use your sadness as a reminder, but never let it hold you back.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“Remember, sometimes we can't outrun our ghosts.”
― L.T. Ryan, Drift

“With the doctor almost finished, I started to think about what questions to ask the man. We didn't know much about him, except that he showed up at a place that our intel indicated would be a spot where something would happen. But we had no idea who this guy was. What”
― L.T. Ryan, A Deadly Distance

“evil.  "Till what?"  "That should be evident by now, shouldn't”
― L.T. Ryan, Noble Justice