Code to Zero Quotes

“the war taught me that nothing counts as much as loyalty" "Bullshit. you still haven't learned that when humans are under pressure, we're all willing to lie" "even to the people we care?" "we lie more to our loved ones, because we care about them so damn much. why do you think we tell the truth to priests and shrinks and total strangers we meet on trains? it's because we don't love them, so we don't care what they think.”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“Trusting someone was like holding a little water in your cupped hands—it was so easy to spill the water, and you could never get it back.”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“The CIA and Mind Control, 1979”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“The Search for the “Manchurian Candidate”:”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“and the proverb “Festina lente”—hurry slowly.”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“doors. In a corner was what looked like a bundle of old clothes. He asked himself how he got here. He concentrated hard. What had happened last night? He could not remember. The hysterical fear began to return as he realized he could not remember anything at all. He clenched his teeth to stop himself crying out. Yesterday . . . the day before . . . nothing. What was his name? He did not know. He turned toward the row of basins. Above them was a long mirror. In the glass he saw a filthy hobo, dressed in rags, with matted”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“No doubt a serious spy would pretend to have no interest in politics, or even to be a Republican.”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero

“Perched on top of the pointed nose of the”
― Ken Follett, Code to Zero