“So few people were left who knew what combat was like. People were so easy to frighten. Combat taught a man what to fear – and what to ignore.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“One presidential advisor to another: "If the world made sense, we'd all have to find honest work.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“All field agents have some cowboy in them – even the ones from New York.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“The assistant commander at any post is supposed to be a ruthless son of a bitch.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“Clancy comments that the subtleties of national character can impact the world stage by making espionage more difficult. Americans were quirky by nature, making the sorts of eccentric moves that had to be followed up on as potential espionage cues. Russians, on the other hand, were too orderly by nature to make such distractions appear natural.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“people who feel themselves inferior have a pathological desire to disprove their own perceptions.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“Anyone can deceive us .... for a time.
[KGB]”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make proud,”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make proud, Foley thought.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“Comrade, you can deceive us. Anyone can―for a time. But not a very long time.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
“The Americans are always investigating one another, it was their national sport.”
― Tom Clancy, quote from The Cardinal of the Kremlin
Tom Clancy
Born place: in Baltimore County, Maryland, The United States
Born date April 12, 1947
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“Human beings are millions of things in one day.”
― Nick Hornby, quote from A Long Way Down
“My też musimy wypełnić nasze zadanie, co oznacza między innymi pilne oglądanie telewizji i śmierć w wieku 62 lat. A cała wolność, o której możemy marzyć, to fajka, parę dowcipów i trochę nadprogramowego pieprzenia. Nie traćmy tego, co mamy, dobrze?”
― Ira Levin, quote from This Perfect Day
“My heart's in my hand, and my hand is pierced, and my hand's in the bag, and the bag is shut, and my heart is caught.”
― Jean Genet, quote from Our Lady of the Flowers
“Rose unearthed three crystal goblets that almost matched, and even found a tablecloth that hadn't been attacked by moths since its last public appearance.”
― Elizabeth C. Bunce, quote from A Curse Dark as Gold
“As I stood there, looking into the eyes of the Travelers, something happened. For each one of those brief moments, I reconnected with a true friend. Though no words were exchanged, they were each telling me the same thing. They were with me. I truly believed that if I had asked any one of them to follow me through the gates of hell, I'd have to hold them back from going in first.”
― D.J. MacHale, quote from Raven Rise
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