Blackout Quotes

“Gern hätte er Europa jetzt aus der internationalen Weltraumstation ISS gesehen. Wo sonst die feinen Adern und leuchtenden Knoten des Lichtsystems bis ins All strahlten, musste über weiten Flächen Dunkelheit liegen.”
― Marc Elsberg, Blackout. Morgen ist es zu spät

“Security costs money.” “Well, events have now shown that it costs even more to ignore it.”
― Marc Elsberg, Blackout

“He heard his daughter's quiet sobs, saw her little shoulders shaking. He hadn't seen her cry like this before. This wasn't just her being moody or stubborn. The kids might not know what's going on, he thought, but they sense it. Our helplessness, our tension, our fear. Bollard stroked her hair, took her in his arms. Her delicate body was racked with sobs now, her tears spilled onto his shirt as he held her in his arms and gently rocked her.
That's how we all feel, honey, he thought, that's how we all feel.”
― Marc Elsberg, Blackout: A Techno-Thriller

“„Ještě sis mě neproklepla?“ Teď se ušklíbla Shannonová. „Samozřejmě že jo. Ale moc toho o tobě není. Nezdá se, že bys žil příliš vzrušující život.“ „Taky se řídím tím, co říkají Číňani. Vzrušující život přej jenom nepřátelům. Ale jak se zdá, někdo mi ho v poslední době přál.”
― Marc Elsberg, Blackout: A Techno-Thriller

“In December 2012, a highly respected jury of economic journalists recognized Blackout as Germany’s “most thrilling topical book of the year.” Blackout was already being assigned in schools as well.”
― Marc Elsberg, Blackout