The Last Tourist Quotes

“It was like pointillism: Stand too close, and it makes no sense. Step far enough back, and you can see it. Maybe.”
― Olen Steinhauer, The Last Tourist

“Political motivations, though rare, occasionally did raise their heads, more so since 2016, and it brought out the worst in people. Black was white, and patriotism was treachery. Some had the gift of coloring the truth just enough to make it look like a lie, and to carefully prune a lie until it passed the smell test and became accepted truth, not just to the intended audience, but also eventually to the liar himself.”
― Olen Steinhauer, The Last Tourist

“The paradox of life, she said, is that you spend all your time trying to be rather than just exist. But eventually, you look back and realize that you never actually succeeded. All you did was exist. Life isn’t some solid thing that builds up behind you. It’s just a series of days that vanish one after the other.”
― Olen Steinhauer, The Last Tourist