Ops Files Quotes

“Nothing in life worth doing is ever easy. But a wise man is a patient man.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“assume your adversary isn’t at least as good as you are, and respect the time he’s invested in training much like yours.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“Never get cocky. There’s always someone who’s better than you.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“like any other kind of training – you have to maintain the discipline with blood and sweat or you lose it.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“the actions of others were not his problem – they were an opportunity.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“There’s no such thing as a fair fight, only a fight you win. Whatever it takes, whatever sleight of hand or misdirection you can conjure up, you should use.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“Nothing is safe from the wrath of a righteous man,”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“The meal was an epicurean extravaganza, the Michelin chef outdoing himself with his nine courses, each richer than the last. Maya nibbled at the fare as first-growth Bordeaux flowed like water, ten cases of Chateau Petrus from a stellar year purchased at auction in New York and shipped to Nahir’s temperature-controlled, eight-thousand-bottle wine cellar for the party. After salad, lobster bisque, and curried shrimp, a small piece of seared pork belly was followed by ostrich in a truffle reduction, which in turn was trumped by poached Chilean sea bass, bluefin tuna, fugu prepared by a master Japanese chef skilled in the art of preparation of the poisonous pufferfish, and the final entrée course of Kobe beef filet.”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“landing with a grunt by Eli’s side, his sightless”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files

“She punched buttons, increasing the range to eight miles. The boats on the water lit up as blips, one of which was moving directly at her. She looked over her shoulder and spotted the flashing lights of a patrol boat in the distance”
― Russell Blake, Ops Files