Adam Nicholls > Quotes

“Gone was the fear and terror that had once laced her veins. Aggression and determination seeped from every pore.”
― Adam Nicholls, You Saw Too Much

“It’s not as simple as that,” said Kiera. “What could be more simple? Peacekeepers are to keep the peace, non?” “Keep the peace, yes. Not make the peace. Our mandate presupposes a peace agreement is in place and the cessation of hostilities as a pre-condition of deployment. It’s down to the signatories to the agreement to maintain it.” “But if you are not going to use your weapons to keep the peace, why have peacekeepers at all?” “We’re here at the request of both sides – not imposed upon them – as a neutral party to observe the peace process they already negotiated and help create the conditions for lasting peace.” “But what if the peace process breaks down? You sit and watch?” “Honest answer? We get stuck in the middle. We’ve got no authority to intervene or take sides.” “But they intervened in Somalia.” “And look what happened there. Asking Western nations to contribute troops for a UN intervention force in Africa is nigh on impossible after what happened in Mogadishu. We’re lucky to have what we’ve got.”
― Adam Nicholls, Killer Thrillers

“I promise.' If there was one thing Robbie was grateful for, it was that Sonia wasn't the type to use their child as a weapon. It was an unspoken rule that there would be no side-taking”
― Adam Nicholls, Running with Rebels

“killer”
― Adam Nicholls, Let Me In

“Back when he was naive enough to take the world at face value.”
― Adam Nicholls, Keeping with Killers

“dropped it into the mug, hearing it extinguish at the bottom with a hiss. He noticed his hands were trembling. He cleared his throat. “When a man comes to kill me, I would expect him to be on first-name terms.” The man grinned, his dimples giving way to a perfect set of teeth.”
― Adam Nicholls, Clean Kill

“unblinking”
― Adam Nicholls, The Complete Thriller Collection: 12 Exciting Thrillers by Adam Nicholls, Including the Mason Black and Morgan Young Trilogies

“Funny how times change,”
― Adam Nicholls, Keeping with Killers

“and, before the storm came, silently whispered a prayer.”
― Adam Nicholls, Keeping with Killers