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“Hodor, hush,” said Bran. “Be quiet now. No more stupid hodoring.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.”
― Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“Their rusted hinges let out a pair of screams, for all those who might have slept through the breaking of the lock.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Song of Ice and Fire, 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons

“i had fired 9-millimeters before and didn't like them. they weren't as accurate as my .38 special. they weren't as safe, and they could jam. i had never been one to substitute quantity for quality, and there was no substitution for being informed and practiced”
― Patricia Cornwell, Body of Evidence

“nothing like shooting a man while he's down”
― Patricia Cornwell

“i am the most even-tempered man i know,' clark protested.
'right, no one's ever lived long enough for you to get really mad. they're dead by the time you're mildly annoyed.”
― Tom Clancy, The Sum of All Fears

“after you stop believing in santa claus, the whole world just goes downhill”
― Tom Clancy, The Sum of All Fears

“jennie confirmed my suspicions that television advertising is directed mainly at people with the iq of a pongid”
― Douglas Preston, Jennie: A Novel

“not a very nice place is it?" rosen asked as they came back for the last load.
"they say there's a hundred different kinds of snake there. ninety-nine are poisonous."
"and the other one?"
kelly handed a carton over to the doctor. "that one eats your ass whole.”
― Tom Clancy, Without Remorse

“the problem with so secure a place was that it depended absolutely on secrecy which, once blown, became a fatal liability”
― Tom Clancy, Without Remorse

“paper-pushers can't figure me out. all they understand is bullshit and politics, which amounts to the same thing.”
― Peter Benchley, The Deep

“every time you get rid of one toad there's another to take his place”
― Patricia Cornwell, Cruel & Unusual

“What was that?" Belgarath asked, coming back around the corner.
"Brill," Silk replied blandly, pulling his Murgo robe back on.
"Again?" Belgarath demanded with exasperation. "What was he doing this time?"
"Trying to fly, last time I saw him." Silk smirked.
The old man looked puzzled.
"He wasn't doing it very well," Silk added.
Belgarath shrugged. "Maybe it'll come to him in time."
"He doesn't really have all that much time." Silk glanced out over the edge.
"From far below - terribly far below - there came a faint, muffled crash; then, after several seconds, another. "Does bouncing count?" Silk asked.
Belgarath made a wry face. "Not really."
"Then I'd say he didn't learn in time." Silk said blithely.”
― David Eddings, Magician's Gambit

“it's hard as hell to get politicians excited about what we do out here, or about what you do, kay."
"the problem is, the dead don't vote," i said.
"i've heard of cases where they did.”
― Patricia Cornwell, The Body Farm

“rights are honored only in the breach. most people don't get agents or cops assigned to them until they're already raped or dead.”
― Patricia Cornwell, From Potter's Field

“point is, he wants to hurt you, doc, and he's already trying hard. one way or another he's going to screw you, if he can."
"he can wait in line with all the other people who want to.”
― Patricia Cornwell, Cause of Death

“maybe it explains something to you," said marino, who always got impatient with lucy's computer talk. "but it don't explain shit to me.”
― Patricia Cornwell, Cause of Death

“sari is the most competitive person i know. she has to be the first and best at everything. if everyone is catching the flu, she has to be the first one to catch it!”
― R.L. Stine, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

“they should invent a car that stays cool inside when it is parked”
― R.L. Stine, The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb

“anyway, the money was great, but the corporate world just wasn't to my liking. i guess i'm not a team player--or an ass-kisser.”
― Douglas Preston, Dance of Death

“nothing is impossible. you just need to learn how to bend the rules.”
― Douglas Preston, Dance of Death

“The truth." Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.”
― J.K. rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“Tut, tut — fame clearly isn't everything.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

“When in doubt, go to the library.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

“if you don't write it down, then it never happened”
― Tom Clancy

“never pick up a baby to kiss it," trent said. "they always puke on you, and somebody always gets a picture. always kiss the baby in the mom's arms.”
― Tom Clancy, Debt of Honor

“in our culture, women can do anything a man can. and vice versa."
don alfonso's eyebrows shot up. "i do not believe it."
"it's true," sally said defiantly.
"in America, the women hunt while the men have babies?”
― Douglas Preston, The Codex

“the partition was rolled up for ventilation, and she was lying in her hammock reading one of the books Vernon had brought, a thriller called utopia.”
― Douglas Preston, The Codex