The Innocent Quotes

“There's always more to life than money, Will. Money is just a means to an end. It shouldn't be the goal. Annnie Lambert”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Lots of people don’t talk about their military service.” “I bet heroes do.” “No. A pretty accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Robie took a deep, cleansing breath. He had never played well with others. For the last dozen years he had worked in almost total isolation. He preferred it that way. He was better alone than with a team. That’s just how he was built.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“there?” “Doubtful. While”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“You had to take life as it came. It gave no quarter, spared no feelings. Limited no pain. Put no ceiling on happiness.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Life is what it is, Will. You take it as it comes.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“That’s what civilization sometimes did to threats, real or perceived. They walled them off. Us against them. Survival of the fittest. You die so I can live.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“A pretty accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“For the first time she sounded interested in what he had to say.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“glossies.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“a Marine buzz cut. His facial features were sharply defined,”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Five hundred and thirty-five members of Congress plied their trade near here in various buildings named after long-dead politicians. They, in turn, were surrounded by an army of lobbyists flush with cash who worked relentlessly to convince the elected officials of the unassailable righteousness of their causes. Such was democracy.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Young people made easy targets for predators. Young people were glued to their phone screens, thumbs ramming keys, firing off messages of importance, like Facebook status, the color of their underwear that day, girl problems, hair problems, sport stats, where the next party was. They also always had earbuds in. With the music roaring, they could hear nothing until the lion struck. Then it was too late. Easy prey. And they didn’t even know it.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“He had nothing on him.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Knowing your pain tolerance is important. Pills and needles mask it. Not good. I could be slipping and I'd never know it.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“It quickly aged all the occupants.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Maybe that was the real reason why the place was called the White House, thought Robie.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“photo of the three of them that was”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“connected”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“It was like Julie had said. You had to take life as it came. It gave no quarter, spared no feelings. Limited no pain. Put no ceiling on happiness.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“sons,”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“like whores. It”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“The spokeswoman said, “The victims, a mother and her young son, have been identified, but we’re withholding their”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“There were five, not counting the guide. The man and”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“got the chance.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“murdered”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“Robie slept soundly after killing five men.”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“WINDOW OPENED and the tied-together”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent

“CHAPTER”
― David Baldacci, The Innocent