The Cuban Affair Quotes

“Fate whispered to the warrior, “You cannot withstand the coming storm.” And the warrior whispered back, “I am the storm.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“I only drink a little, but when I do, I become a different person, and that person drinks a lot.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“I spent most of my money on booze and broads and I wasted the rest of it.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“The Cubans say that sex is the only thing that Castro hasn’t rationed.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Well, sonny, in my country, gun control means using both hands.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“The good news was that the streets were litter-free, maybe because no one had anything to throw away.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Your website shows only one booking in that time period.” “Really? I need to update that. So, that’s the price.” “You drive a hard bargain, Mr. MacCormick.” “Captain.” “Captain.” He glanced around. “Let’s get a table.” “Why?” “There are some other details you need to know.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“You can get away with a bad decision, but not a bad mistake.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“And they looked like poor fishermen. But this was Cuba, where everyone had a second job.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Man plans, God laughs.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“I'd obviously fallen hard, but the reality was that we had not a single thing going for us outside of Cuba. Holiday romance can be intense, but as the old song said, too many moonlight kisses seem to cool in the warmth of the sun”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“My own face-offs with death had made me see death differently. Death had become not a possibility, but a probability, so I made peace with that dark horseman, and that peace has stayed with me on my borrowed time.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“I’m not pushy, but Major Johnson was in command now, so I had to strike the right balance between romance and sex.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Fate whispered to the warrior, "You cannot withstand the coming storm". And the warrior whispered back, "I am the storm.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Before you go on any mission, you need to understand what you know, identify what you don’t know, and try to guess what could go wrong. And finally, getting there is only half the fun; you need a clear path home.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Malecón.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“I went back to the Thirty FAQs. Number Four informed me that I’d present one half of my visa card on arrival in Cuba, and it was Essential that I not lose the second half or I’d have trouble getting out of the country. Well, if things went right, I wouldn’t need the second half; and if things went wrong, the second half wouldn’t get me out of Cuba.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“I imagine that Carlos knew that Jack was ex-military when he was searching for idiots to go to Cuba, and I also wondered if Jack would be up for a late-in-life adventure. Carlos said that Jack’s life would not be in danger, which was true regarding the fishing tournament, but not true regarding sailing out of Cuba with sixty million bucks onboard if Cuban gunboats were on our ass. If we made it that far.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Somewhere in between the cynical lies and a naïve trust in the human race was the true human condition: complex and capable of anything from heroism and self-sacrifice to betrayal and murder.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“He looked around the crowded room. “The walls have ears.” “Actually, they have termites. And no one here cares what we’re talking about. Look, Mr. Macia, you have offered me two million dollars and it will not surprise you that I could use the money, but—”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“The short-timers, who’d gone through hell without even a small pee in their pants, were all jittery that something was going to happen before they boarded the freedom bird home. I mean, after you’ve cheated death for so long, you become paranoid, sure that death had just remembered you were leaving.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Before you go on any mission, you need to understand what you know, identify what you don’t know, and try to guess what could go wrong.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Old guys have seen too much, and they trust no one.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Most of the MacCormicks and Bedells are college grads and according to my father the youngsters have all been educated beyond their intelligence.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“What do you do, Jack, when any move you make is the wrong move?” “You hope the other guy makes a bad move.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“They brought with them seventeen American POWs who were secretly imprisoned in Villa Marista for advanced experiments with drugs.” It was hard to imagine being taken prisoner in Vietnam, tortured there, then being shipped to Cuba for more of the same.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Sara looked at the well-kept houses along the road. “These Communist pigs have beach clubs, good food, and access to foreign goods that the Cuban people can only dream about.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“You make life interesting,”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Definitely a bit sassy. Maybe I bring that out in women. I advised her,”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair

“Memories about the past are always about the present.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Cuban Affair