Badlands Quotes

“Well, shoot.” Watts took off his hat, turned it one revolution, smoothed down the brim, then replaced it on his head.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“She screamed maniacally, cursing Bromley, his twisted gods, and his false religion.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“Or take Scientology, which we at the FBI also consider to be a cult.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“But what kind of cult is it where the members have PhDs and lead professional lives?”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“Who were these people? Crazy survivalists? Satanists?”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“controlling his disciples with sexual coercion, drugs, and bogus religious twaddle.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“I want to assure you that you’re not in trouble, you haven’t broken any laws that we know of, and your cooperation with me is voluntary. Do you understand?” Bastien said nothing. “I’d like to ask you a few questions.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“I’m still trying to wrap my head around this. Human sacrifice—here and now?”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“the Chacoans hadn’t discovered the wheel”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“An elk trophy with antlers was mounted on one wall,”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“Do I have to answer?” “No. However, please note you are under oath and lying to a federal agent is a felony.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“You’re one of the most promising agents I’ve ever come across.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“But you’re going to have to tell all this to Mr. Driver as well,”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“I ignored my training at the Academy and the mentoring I’d received from Agent Morwood and yourself”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“NORMALLY, WHEN CORRIE descended into the basement of the Albuquerque Field Office, she took a right into the forensic lab. In fact, she couldn’t remember ever heading left from the bottom of the stairs, even during her initial tour. But this time, she turned left.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“Do you know anyone else who has?” She tried to keep the irritation out of her voice. This woman was going out of her way to be unhelpful.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“All FBI cases were code-named,”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“The two agents looked almost like twins, both blond, tall, and Nordic, with buzz cuts, blue suits, white shirts, and muted ties.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“she widened the search to include all states in the Southwest. 14,937 possible results”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“and she knew her late husband, Bill, wouldn’t object”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“On the other hand: now that she was in the pool, she had to admit the water felt fine.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“And, with a beaming smile, he gave her a gentle pat-pat on the shoulder.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“She recited to herself the FBI motto: Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“It’s like Hamlet told his friend,” Skip said. “‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“More than half a million people went missing in the US every year. Those who hadn’t gone the route of Jimmy Hoffa were usually found quickly, but that still left many thousands unaccounted for.”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“the GPS”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands

“NOVELS Dead Mountain • Diablo Mesa • The Scorpion’s Tail • Old Bones AGENT”
― Douglas Preston, Badlands