“I was in the machine. My whole life. Then the machine coughed and spat me out. So I thought, OK, if I'm out, I'm out. All the way out. I was a little angry and it was probably an immature reaction. But I got used to it.”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“I went to college. West Point is technically a college.”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“you know much about head injuries?'
'only the ones I cause”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it,”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“down somewhere after getting rid of the”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“Zec back toward the living room. The kettle’s whistle died away, like an air raid siren winding down. The house went quiet again. “It’s over,” Reacher said. “You lost.” “It’s never over,” the Zec replied. Hoarse voice,”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“They were doped up? Then you were lucky.”
Reacher shook his head. “You want to fight with me, your best choice would be aspirin.”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
“We’ll find you,’ Emerson said. ‘You won’t,’ Reacher said. ‘Nobody ever has before.’ Then”
― Lee Child, quote from One Shot
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“It’s when we feel the most uncertain,” her mother had told her, “that we must appear at our most confident. To show weakness is to allow others to prey upon it. Now brush your hair, lift your chin, and pretend you are the most powerful person in the room.”
― Morgan Rhodes, quote from Crystal Storm
“help meet. But who said anything about what he deserves? You can only realize your womanhood when you are functioning according to your created nature. To covet his role of leadership is to covet something that will not make God, you, or him happy. It is not a question of whether or not you can do a better job than he; it is a matter of doing what you were “designed” to do. If you successfully do the job of leading the family, you will not find satisfaction in it. It is far better that the job be done poorly by your husband than to be done well by you. Your excellence as a help meet to him may very well be God’s plan for improving his leadership role in the family. Your female nature cannot be retrofitted to the male role without permanent damage to the original design.”
― Debi Pearl, quote from Created to be His Help Meet
“وفي لحظة من الزمن رأى الحياة الإنسانية من أعلى كما يراها نسر، بدلاً من أن ينظر إليها نظرة اعتيادية، فكلّما نظر الإنسان إلى الحياة على أنّها صورة _سواء أكان شاعراً أم عالماً أم رجل دولة_ كانت النتيجة شعور عظيم بالشجاعة ونظرة إلى ماهية الحياة ومعنى الارتقاء البشري. عند هذه النقطة من التاريخ، وتماماً كما هو الحال عندما قام العقل البشري بقفزته الارتقائية الهائلة إلى الأمام _حيث الارتقاء يتقدم دوماً في قفزات وكأنّه إلكترون يقفز من مدار إلى آخر_ فإنّ طفيليات العقل تضرب بقوة، وحَمَلَتُها ماكرون وبعيدو النظر ما أتاح لها الاستمرار في استغلال العقول الرئيسة على كوكبنا. وقد أبعد تولستوي هذه الحقيقة في الحرب والسلم عندما أعلن أنّ الأفراد يلعبون دوراً ضئيلاً في التاريخ وأنّهم كانوا يسيرون سيراً آلياً. فجميع أبطال الحرب النابوليونية كانوا يحركون بآلية إذ كاوا مجرد رقع شطرنج في أيدي طفيليات العقل. وقد لقي العلماء التشجيع ليصبحوا ماديين وعقائديين وكان ذلك عبر منحهم شعوراً عميقاً بالافتقار إلى الأمان الذي جعلهم يتشبثون بقوة بفكرة العلم باعتباره معرفة موضوعية خالصة، تماماً كما حاولت طفيليات العقل تحويل أنظار وايزمان نحو المشاكل الرياضية والشطرنج. وقد جرى التحكم في الفنانين والكتّاب تحكماً ماكراً. ولعل طفيليات العقل نظرت بوجل إلى العمالقة من أمثال بتهوفن وغوتيه وشلي وأدركت أنّ حفنة من هؤلاء الرجال من شأنها أن تضع الإنسان على عتبة جديدة من مراحل الارتقاء. لهذا أصيب شومان وهولدرلن بالجنون، وبينما أدمن هوفمان تناوب الشراب. أما كولرج ودي كونسي فقد أدمنا تعاطي المخدرات. لقد كان تدمير العباقرة تدميراً شاملاً وكأنّهم ذباب. ولهذا فليس هناك ما يدعو إلى العجب من شعور الفنانين الكبار في القرن التاسع عشر إنّ العالم كان يقف ضدهم. كما ليس هناك ما يدعو إلى العجب أنّ محاولة نيتشه الشجاعة في دقّ طبول التفاؤل عالجتها ضربة من الجنون.”
― Colin Wilson, quote from The Mind Parasites
“You’re quoted as saying, ‘The bad news is, we won’t get much sleep tonight; the good news is, we get to kill people.’” She paused, as if waiting for me to disavow the quote. I was silent, and she went on. “We have a retired Army officer on our staff, and he warned me that there are people who enjoy killing, and they aren’t nice to be around. Could you please explain your quote for me?”
“No, I cannot.”
“Well, do you really feel that way?” Her tone was earnest, almost pleading.
“You mean, will I climb your clock tower and pick people off with a hunting rifle?”
It was her turn to be silent.
“No, I will not. Do I feel compelled to explain myself to you? I don’t.”
― quote from One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer
“أن الجنون في الإنسان ناجم عن اصطدام الإنسان بذكائه ذاته”
― José Saramago, quote from The History of the Siege of Lisbon
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