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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde

“She shifted her body in the cab of the tower crane. Then she adjusted the focus ring of the scope mounted above the AS VAL silenced assault rifle. The image became sharp and clear”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix

“Caine's pistol barked twice. A cloud of red mist burst from the man's face.”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix

“Hegelian dialectic—a psychological tool used to manipulate the masses. In this case, you create a problem, wait for the reaction, and then offer the solution. What people historically fail to realize, though, is that those offering the solution are the same people who caused the problem in the first place. They also fail to realize that no matter what the solution is, it always ends up providing its creators with more power.”
― Brad Thor, Black List

“You coordinate intel from the alphabet soup that serves our great nation’s intelligence community. Oxymoron if ever I heard one. Now, I know I’m an ignorant yokel compared to a fancy DC suit like yourself. But that is your job description, yes?”
“Yes, but—”
“So there’s a question on my mind, John. How the hell did you coordinate this into such a colossal goddamn shit-show on wheels?”
― Andrew Warren, Fire and Forget

“He’d been facing away, Harry thought, the Sig-Sauer still drawn in his hand as he limped forward. And he had put three shots into the man’s back—the first two between the shoulderblades, the final one into the base of the neck.
Mozambique Drill.
It hadn’t been a fair fight, but he hadn’t intended it to be. Honor was something for another era, a nobler time”
― Stephen England, Embrace the Fire

“He carried no electronics. No laptop, no cell phone, no walkie-talkie. He carried no ID. Beside his large-caliber Glock, spare magazines, and a knife, there was nothing on his person that could connect him to anything, anyone, or anywhere. That was how professionals worked.”
― Brad Thor, Act of War

“What’s this bit in Chinese that keeps popping up?” he said. “Xuĕ Lóng?”
“It’s the codename for the operation.”
“What does it mean?”
“Xuĕ Lóng is a mythical Chinese creature said to bring darkness, cold, and death.”
“What’s the translation?”
“In English, it would be called a snow dragon.”
― Brad Thor, Act of War

“Do not fear death, Caine-san. In pain, you will be purified.”
“Go fuck yourself,” Caine spat back.”
― Andrew Warren, Tokyo Black

“They leapt over the desk, sliding under the half-open gate as the other men opened fire. A hail of bullets screamed above them, punching holes in the wall behind the desk. Caine heard a man shout in Chinese.
“Buyao sha tamen. Do not kill them! I want Sean Tyler alive!”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix

“Really? I love this place. We draw more power in this room than the average small town in Maryland. The spinning servers down there actually generate enough friction to reduce our heating bill by forty percent in the winter.” He spread his arms and smiled. “See? Even the NSA is going green!”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix

“He stopped a couple meters from the group and looked up at the smoking building. He uttered an exasperated sigh.
“An American assassin. A Chinese double agent. And a Triad gangster. Mr. Tyler, you still seem to have difficulty with the concept of ‘staying out of trouble.”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix

“He only knew that for now, he was compelled. He had to keep moving. Keep hunting.
You’re operational, he thought. No more questions. No fears. No doubts.
You just have to let go”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix

“As he drove away, he recalled Jack’s last words to him. The dark, dusty well was just a hazy memory now, but he could remember Jack’s question as clear as day.
Why do you do it, Tom?”
― Andrew Warren, Red Phoenix