“Nguyen said, “Ho and I shall return to our positions on the deck, where we are keeping watches of two people on duty for two hours at a time.”
He then continued, he said, “Cung, from what you have told me, you appear to be a loyal citizen of Vietnam. Yet, you are being hunted by the Vietnamese security organisations!”
(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
―
He then continued, he said, “Cung, from what you have told me, you appear to be a loyal citizen of Vietnam. Yet, you are being hunted by the Vietnamese security organisations!”
(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
―
“You see, the universe still had accounts to settle. And Susie and I were way overdrawn.”
― Eye for Eye Trilogy: Boxset 1-3
― Eye for Eye Trilogy: Boxset 1-3
“Managing activities, not results, requires a comprehensive application of the skills inherent in gained ownership. It is the true test of your management abilities and will cause you the greatest amount of personal growth and satisfaction.”
― Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive
― Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive
“Edward unlocked a drawer of his desk where he kept valuables, opened it, and withdrew the Buck knife Amelia had given him a few days after he’d turned eighteen, about a month before they were to be married. He stared straight ahead, feeling its weight in his hand. He looked down at the knife, opened it, and scraped his finger lightly across the blade. Still sharp. He had used it for only a month, but after Amelia left him at the altar, he stored it away, rarely touching it. Today, however, he wanted to remember the pain.”
― One More Life to Live
― One More Life to Live
“Magic is hard on our world. Pulling it in is really violent and damaging. The more we use it, the more we stretch out the membrane between this world and the one we draw it in from. And the other side…' She looked at Maldonado and he nodded. 'Well, it’s toxic.”
― The Sixth Borough
― The Sixth Borough
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