The Devil's Game Quotes

“Paranoia might leave you loveless and alone, Raoul once said, but it’ll keep you alive. Paranoia is your best friend.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“What I believe is we’re able to push the boundaries of our knowledge only so long as we keep our focus on phenomena itself, rejecting metaphysical conclusions and false certainty, however comforting they may be.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“I’m humble enough to acknowledge that I don’t know the secrets of the universe. I’m no longer chasing faith. I’m chasing truth—and that means accepting uncertainty, accepting that the universe is bigger and stranger than we can even know. Is it possible that the universe acts with intention, with intelligence? Science is learning that it’s not only possible, it’s likely.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“A dog doesn’t understand mathematics, but that doesn’t mean mathematics doesn’t exist.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“many people, not just Americans, make the mistake of taking it neat. He explained how Scotch is made, saying, ‘Fer heaven’s sake, we add bloody water to it with great violence before we put it in the bloody bottle.’ He explained how adding a splash of water opens the spirit up, unfolding layers of complexity on the tongue.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“And truthfully, when microbiologists talk amongst ourselves, off the record after a few glasses of wine, the optimists admit their optimism is more wishful thinking than science.” “What do the pessimists do?” “The pessimists just keep drinking until they pass out.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“Look, there’s no debate among microbiologists—a pandemic is coming. Sooner or later one of these bugs is going to be stronger and faster than we are, and the way we continue to misuse antibiotics, it’ll be sooner.”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“how he hated the word “homeland”; it sounded just one step shy of “fatherland”—”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“Somewhere in the world someone is training harder than you. When you face him, who will live?”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game

“Today is a good day to die. But I’ve decided to stay alive until tomorrow”
― Sean Chercover, The Devil's Game