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Quote by Nelson DeMille

“It's really scary when you have a moment of temporary sanity.”

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Nelson DeMille is an American author renowned for his suspense novels. His works are characterized by their historical settings and intricate plots, which have won him a large following. more

“Leo smiled and stroked her hair. 'We'll both be fine, Marks. We've just begun our journey...and there's so much we have yet to do.' He spoke more softly as he heard her breathing turn even and steady. 'Rest against my heart. Let me watch over your dreams. And know that tomorrow morning, and every morning after that, you'll awaken next to someone who loves you.' 'Dodger?' she mumbled against his chest, and he grinned. 'No, your confounded ferret will have to stay in his basket. I was referring to myself.' 'Yes, I know.' Catherine slid her hand up to his cheek. 'Only you,' she said. 'Always you.”

“You can tell a true war story by the questions you ask. Somebody tells a story, let's say, and afterward you ask, 'Is it true?' and if the answer matters, you've got your answer . . . Absolute occurrence is irrelevant. A thing may happen and be a total lie; another thing may not happen and be truer than the truth.”

Ifs May War Matter Stories Happens Lying Asks Answers Absolutes Irrelevant War Stories

Author:Tim O'Brien

“He wanted to go running home to Mommy, what can I say? Of course, it's hard for me to believe that anyone would choose to step out of the FAYZ. I mean, where else do you get to eat rats, use your backyard for a toilet, and live in fear for nineteen different kinds of scary?" -Howard”

Believe Kind Mean Different Hard Use Home Running Wanted Courses Steps Scary Different Kinds Rats Toilets Backyards Nineteen

Author:Michael Grant

“Hey, thanks for stopping by," Howard said. "I'd offer you some tea and cookies, but all we have is boiled mole and artichokes. Plus, we kind of have a dead girl in the living room.”

Kind Said Girl Rooms Offers Thanks Hey Tea Plus Stopping Cookies Living Room Moles Artichokes Gone Series

Author:Michael Grant

“I loved being Secretary of State, that's probably evident to everyone who watched me.”

States Secretary Evident

Author:Madeleine Albright

“It appeared to the Elders that the people here would believe anything about themselves, no matter how preposterous, as long as it was flattering. To make sure of this, they performed an experiment. They put the idea into Earthlings' heads that the whole Universe had been created by one big animal who looked just like them. He sat on a throne with a lot of less fancy thrones all around him. When people died they got to sit on those other thrones forever because they were such close relatives of the Creator. The people down here just ate that up!”

People Believe Long Ideas Matter Whole Bigs Universe Animal Forever Died Creator Experiments Sat Fancy Thrones Elders Flattering

Book:Hocus Pocus

Source: Hocus Pocus

“Another flaw in the human character is that everybody wants to build and nobody wants to do maintenance.”

Want Humans Character Human Nature Building Destruction Novelists Flaws Imperfection Favourite Defects Flawed Maintenance Hocus Pocus

Book:Hocus Pocus

Source: Hocus Pocus

“Work harder to appreciate your ordinary day.”

Ordinary Appreciate Harder Work Harder Ordinary Days

Author:Gretchen Rubin

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