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The Double
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Mr. Golyadkin was killed—killed entirely, in the full sense of the word, and if he still preserved the power of running, it was simply through some sort of miracle, a miracle in which at last he refused himself to believe.
“Some people are like fragile petals, and they don't recover from hardship. Do we blame the petal? Or do we excuse its fragility and mourn its loss?”
― Of Wisdom and Valor: The Art of War. The Path of Peace.
― Of Wisdom and Valor: The Art of War. The Path of Peace.
“Mike tried to downplay what it would take to overcome the DOJ and FBI’s opposition, telling Dick, “You know what? It’s okay. O’Sullivan may be the big dog in New England, but we’re from Oklahoma, and we are going to prosecute this murder in Tulsa County.”
― Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History
― Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History
“Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions.”
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“I couldn’t imagine that the FBI was keeping Halloran a secret from the police. As it turns out, my mistake was the right one to make, for it revealed just how sinister Mike’s counterparts at the DOJ and FBI had become.”
― Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History
― Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History
“day.”[503] Despite the FBI’s vague and self-serving description of what had happened, Mike correctly guessed that the FBI was “privy to some sort of lead, and they didn’t give the lead to us.” Mike hurried back to the station and announced, “We’re getting screwed.”[504] This was truly a David versus Goliath contest between the Tulsa Police Department and the FBI.”
― Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History
― Killing My Father: The Inside Story of The Biggest FBI Corruption Scandal In History
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