Secret Agent Quotes

“Me? Scrubbing blood from carpets? It would be like asking Nureyev to do the conga.”
― Kevin Ansbro, In the Shadow of Time

“As long as they don't know, I am safe”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom

“No one gave me the secret decoder ring on how to make friends.”
― Sharon E. Rainey, Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life

“a thought she'd once had about Lamb was that when they'd pulled the Wall down he'd built himself another, and had been living behind it ever since”
― Mick Herron, Real Tigers

“HATE is the shortest of human emotions, it is stronger than love, more compelling than lust. Page 30. THE SCALPEL – GAME BENEATH (www.hsrissam.com”
― H.S. Rissam, The Scapel: Game Beneath

“Revenge is the sweetest of all human experiences, its sweetness stays forver. Page 41. THE SCALPEL – GAME BENEATH (www.hsrissam.com”
― H.S. Rissam, The Scapel: Game Beneath

“LOVE is the most incendiary element ever known, once it sparks the heart, the flame is inextinguishable.”
― H.S. Rissam, The Scapel: Game Beneath

“I am not capable of love. - Felix”
― Donna Galanti, The Dark Inside

“Then the vision of an enormous town presented itself, of a monstrous town more populous than some continents and in its man-mad might as if indifferent to heaven's frowns and smiles; a cruel devourer of the world's light. There was room enough there to place any story, depth enough there for any passion, variety enough there for any setting, darkness enough there to bury five millions of lives.”
― Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

“Experiment or not, the government is always watching. - Felix”
― Donna Galanti, The Dark Inside

“What are you now, Jaz Bond? Double-oh-Six, the chhakka secret agent?”
― Manil Suri, The City of Devi

“Life is worth living when God throws His Divine dice in your favor. HE has slow-stirred my life with Wisdom and discernment about all manners of people; which is no secret agent in my soul sauce, it brings flavor to the taste buds of God's blessings in my life with extra side orders of favor.”
― Tracey Bond

“History is a creative art that makes secret agents in hidden organisations prominent historical figures, at least in the eyes of the masses, in global historical processes.”
― Elmar Hussein

“Then the vision of an enormous town presented itself, of a monstrous town more populous than some continents and in its man-made might as if indifferent to heaven's frowns and smiles; a cruel devourer of the world's light. There was room enough there to place any story, depth enough there for any passion, variety enough there for any setting, darkness enough there to bury five millions of lives.”
― Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

“Loyalty to a secret.”
― Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno

“I'm not a spy, I'm an agent. There's a difference. I'm protecting you, not that you seem to be grateful."
"You're protecting me. How old are you anyway?"
"Fifteen."
"Fifteen? You can't even drive!"
"I can drive," I responded. It's just that certain officers say I may not drive."
"WTF?" she said. "We're going into Afghanistan, and they've sent a pre-driver."
Pre-driver? Was that even a word? And I was here specifically because Talya and Thorne were so young. "I thought you were sixteen," I said.
"I can drive," she responded haughtily.”
― Axel Avian, Agent Colt Shore: Domino 29

“Aedus reached into the center console and pulled out a pair of sunglasses. There was hardly a cloud in the sky. He drove for ten minutes before the helicopter came in sight, gradually descending towards the airport in his opposite direction. He looked around for a place to make a U-turn, but there was no legal turn available. Aedus sighed. The things a good guy has to do. He made a turn onto a side road and looped back around, tires squealing. In an action movie he’d just make a U-turn wherever, speed down the road, and weave in and out of traffic. Alas, this wasn’t an action movie and he wasn’t a certain Jason Bour—no time to think about that. The airport was coming up quick and as bustling as ever.”
― Zechariah Barrett, Project Ordine

“I'm not Bond. I'm Smith. We keep Bond in the cellar. He's rather full of himself and tends to break things.”
― Pamela Clare, Hard Justice

“It was a Thompson submachine gun. She calmly lowered the seat back in place.

She stuck the stock under her left armpit and clutched the front handle.

“Jesus!” I yelled. “Did you always have that there?”

“Yes!”

“What the hell were you waiting for?”

“I was waiting until we got into a jam,” she turned and hefted the Tommy gun rearward. “Cover your ears!”
― Bob Madison, The Lucifer Stone

“A page-turning story with a sophisticated plot not to be missed.”
― Elizabeth Rindskopf-Parker, Transnational threats: Blending law enforcement and military strategies

“Loyalty to a secret.”
― Marie Lu, Icon and Inferno