“Tazburg, Mise, Divine, South Ridge.” He read the names off the”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Important man, they say. Lot of important men in this world. But they die just like the rest of us. God’s way of making life fair.”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Why was it he was more comfortable with the dead than the living? The answer was relatively simple. The dead conveniently never asked questions.”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“As had been the case with Gray, most snipers aimed for the brain as the gold standard of all possible killing shots. Sure, you pack the right ordnance and a torso hit would also likely be fatal, but the head shot was like a faithful dog in a professional killer’s world because it just never let you down.”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Was revenge always wrong? Was righting an injustice outside the law never condonable?”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Experience without cynicism was a sure sign your brain had dry-rotted and you hadn’t bothered to notice.”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“over, Brennan stared at them, his face”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Tyree explained, “This man attacked a guard barely”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“his former boss at CIA, Simpson had still been sitting in death, only with him instead of a car seat it was a ladder-back chair in the kitchen that was now all mottled with the dead man’s blood. The shot had come from the unfinished chunk of construction across the street. The hour of execution—for”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Sheep follow blindly. We’re not supposed to be sheep.”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“Some things never change,” said Abby wearily. “Boys never grow up, they just get bigger with more hair and people start calling them men.”
― David Baldacci, quote from Divine Justice
“There, where mountains tower today, one day there will be seas; there, where today seas surge, will one day be deserts. But stupidity will remain stupidity.”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, quote from Blood of Elves
“We are the ink that gives the white page a meaning.”
― Jean Genet, quote from Prisoner of Love
“try to force your opponent to admit that you are right. Aggressive confrontation is the enemy of constructive negotiation. ■ Avoid questions that can be answered with “Yes” or tiny pieces of information. These require little thought and inspire the human need for reciprocity; you will be expected to give something back. ■ Ask calibrated questions that start with the words “How” or “What.” By implicitly asking the other party for help, these questions will give your counterpart an illusion of control and will inspire them to speak at length, revealing important information. ■ Don’t ask questions that start with “Why” unless you want your counterpart to defend a goal that serves you. “Why” is always an accusation, in any language. ■ Calibrate your questions to point your counterpart toward solving your problem. This will encourage them to expend their energy on devising a solution. ■ Bite your tongue. When you’re attacked in a negotiation, pause and avoid angry emotional reactions. Instead, ask your counterpart a calibrated question. ■ There is always a team on the other side. If you are not influencing those behind the table, you are vulnerable.”
― Chris Voss, quote from Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
“the more infantile the students, the more seriously they take themselves. They are generally a humorless lot.” In”
― Dean Koontz, quote from The Silent Corner
“Maybe a best friend is someone you run toward when you are running away from everything else.”
― Laura Creedle, quote from The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily
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