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“It's a very bad habit, but one I find hard to break.”
― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

“He found Pendergast's cool gaze on him, and he fidgeted. He'd forgotten about those eyes. They made you feel like you had just been stripped of your secrets.”
― Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, Brimstone

“The wise and good are outnumbered a thousand to one by the brutal and stupid.”
― Douglas Preston, The Cabinet of Curiosities

“I’m afraid I don’t suffer petty bureaucrats gladly. A very bad habit, but one I find hard to break. Nevertheless, you will find, Dr. Kelly, that humiliation and blackmail, when used judiciously, can be marvelously effective”
― Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child, The Cabinet of Curiosities