“Fallibility in a leader is very trying. Isn’t it? They spill so much of other people’s blood.”
― Tai-Pan
― Tai-Pan
“Now I lay me down to sleep my bombproof cellar’s good and deep but if I’m killed before I wake remember god it’s for your sake amen.”
― Johnny Got His Gun
― Johnny Got His Gun
“We’re both as tall as most men here in 1801, so we can make it work.”
― The Balance of Time
― The Balance of Time
“Well... ...That's what you always forget, isn't it? I mean, you forget to pay attention to what's happening. And that's the same as not being here and now.”
― Island
― Island
“He’d heard of men like that in the service. Never actually met one—one of the alpha dogs let off the leash to lead the pack—but suspected he had now.”
― Black Fire
― Black Fire
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