Daniel Judson > Quotes

“It’s amazing,” Carrington continued, “how close Washington came to losing to the British. I mean, the man lost more battles than he won. Defeat after defeat, for years. What turned things around was that he embraced espionage.”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“The danger of fighting an enemy you demonize is that you will always underestimate them.”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“Don’t forget that before he turned traitor, Benedict Arnold was a hero of the Revolution. He betrayed everyone he knew—everyone he had fought beside, everything he had fought for—not for money or ideals but out of pride. Injuries and insults eventually became too much for him to bear.”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“One”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“There comes a point in a man’s life when he has to take control of things. Otherwise, things will just keep controlling him.”
― Daniel Judson, The Poisoned Rose

“means he probably knows someone who knows a person who knows a guy.” Tom”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“secrets were more like mines waiting to be triggered than treasure waiting to be found. I glanced”
― Daniel Judson, The Poisoned Rose

“would be a two-hour-plus ride to”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“No battle plan survives first contact. And the only way out is through. All”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“There was no getting around the fact that whoever this man was, he was a big guy, with a neck like a hydrant. He wore a gray sweatshirt and jeans, and something about his build reminded me of one of those performers in the circus who bend metal bars around their necks as a show of their strength. He wasn’t muscular like a weight-lifter or a professional athlete, just tremendously solid. He was a giant to my gargoyle, blacksmith to my scarecrow. I didn’t have to think hard to figure out what kind”
― Daniel Judson, The Poisoned Rose

“Caring less about things that used to matter because no one else seems to care. And that’s the moment you start to see all those precious differences slip away.” “So”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“Before Tom could respond, Carrington told him there”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“How could losing everything be so bad if losing everything brought me this? It”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“Most people haven’t. The army has Delta Force; the navy has the SEALs. The marines have Force Reconnaissance.”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“Leaving Cahill now with”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“One thing I’ve learned from this job is you can gauge a man’s judgment by the condition of his body. So my guess is you might want to stay away from him, find a new friend to play with.” “I’ll”
― Daniel Judson, The Poisoned Rose

“His exterior appearance was polished, and yet it did little to hide the real man inside from anyone who did business with him, the rough and violent ex-cop who had found a much better life as a private detective maneuvering in and out of the countless cracks that existed between laws. I”
― Daniel Judson, The Poisoned Rose

“His only consolation was Carrington’s favorite John Locke quote. The first law of nature is self-defense. It”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent

“media loves to cover rich people.”
― Daniel Judson, The Temporary Agent