The Rook (The Checquy Files, #1)

by Daniel O'Malley

Checquy Group.

At that point, my palms became soaking wet, but my mind was absolutely dry. I’m good in a crisis, but it’s not because I’m not afraid. I’m always afraid. I’m so stressed I want to throw up. But I am good in a crisis because I am very, very good at making preparations. I try to cover every angle, to plan for every eventuality.

Reminds me of someone.

That said, it turns out that children can handle a lot more pressure than is traditionally put on them.

One time I watched a documentary about guns. The thing that really struck me was how big a deal it was when gun parts started being interchangeable. You could take the hammer out of one gun and put it in another, and it would work. It meant that no gun was unique, and that they all could be repaired easily.

This is such a smart book.