The Naked Edge Quotes

“It's not polite to pass out when you've got company. Conversation,”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“La Griffe, “The Claw.” Simple and small. The index finger goes through the hole near the blade. Favored by climbers and boaters. Designed by Fredric Perrin, manufactured by Ernest Emerson. (Emersonknoves.com)”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“Cavanaugh's knife, Ernest Emerson's CQC-7W. The hook at the top opens the blade as the knife is drawn from a pocket. (Emersonknives.com)”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“First Blood Rambo knife by Jimmy Lile. It features a saw, a guard with straight and Philips screwdriver heads, holes in the guard for a wrist lanyard,”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“A friend is somebody who accepts your faults, who's there for you always, even when you're not your best, somebody who'll do anything for you, somebody you can count on totally, just as a friend can count on you. It's the most powerful relationship there is. Most”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“Don't you love it when a plan comes together?” Carl”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“A cool head. That's the secret to getting along in life, gentlemen. You”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“make sure you wore gloves when you loaded the magazines so there won't be any prints on the ejected cartridges. Then”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“Fine motor skills, which use dexterity and hand/eye coordination to perform precise movements (accurate shooting, for example) disintegrate at 115 heartbeats per minute. Complex motor skills, which help muscle groups perform a series of blunt movements (kicks and punches, for example) disintegrate at 145 heartbeats per minute. But most hand-to-hand combat causes the heart to surge to 200 beats per minute. In that frenzy of adrenaline, the combatant becomes one of two large furious deadly animals charging one another.”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“Cavanaugh believed that the term “martial arts” was a self-contradiction. When it came to combat, there was nothing artistic, nothing smooth and graceful about it.”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“He showed his love and determination by burning her BMW and strangling her cat, then”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“The trouble with instant gratification is, it takes too long.”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel

“A knife slash with a sharp blade almost never caused pain unless delivered with force. As the skin parted, there was only a stinging sensation. Spinning,”
― David Morrell, The Naked Edge: A Cavanaugh/Protector Novel