Stuart Long

“The whole point of drifting was happy passive acceptance of no alternatives. Having alternatives ruined it.”
― Lee Child, Tripwire

“Pride makes a man, it drives him, it is the shield wall around his reputation and the Danes understood that. Men die, they said, but reputation does not die.”
― Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom Series #1-6

“In madness lies change, in change is opportunity and in opportunity are riches.”
― Bernard Cornwell, Lords of the North

“Never forgive, never forget.”
― Lee Child, The Visitor