Home > Author > David Liss
41 " Choices are in our power, but consequences are not. "
― David Liss , The Day of Atonement (Benjamin Weaver #4)
42 " The harm is in whom this system makes powerful. If value is no longer vested in gold, but in the promise of gold, then the men who make the promises hold ultimate power. If money and gold are one and the same, then gold defines value, but if money and paper are the same, then value is based upon nothing at all. "
― David Liss , A Conspiracy of Paper (Benjamin Weaver, #1)
43 " I would never find a bank launched for worse reasons by more inept men. "
― David Liss , The Whiskey Rebels
44 " I did it, Mrs. Maycott, because I am a patriot, and if a man loves his country he must uphold the principles of that country even if doing so may make him uncomfortable in his own heart and odious to his neighbors. "
45 " Some would say you’re abusing my generosity.” “Impertinent bastards. "
46 " Life is full of misery and hardship, so grab your pleasures where you can. "
― David Liss , Spider-Man: Hostile Takeover
47 " Good Gad, Weaver. That look upon your face is one of inspiration. I hardly know you any longer. "
48 " To Any and All Persons Who have bought stock from, or sold stock to, Mr. Martin Rochester You are asked to attend Mr. Kent’s Coffeehouse, in Peter Street, near Bloomsbury Square this Thursday between the hours of noon and three, at which time you will receive compensation for your time "
49 " There were no insurrectionists to fight, so some twenty men were rounded up and two sentenced to die, though they were both, in the end, pardoned. "
50 " Ms. Price smiled, but it was more indulgent than warm, the kind of smile used only by people who have to work hard at appearing nonthreatening. "
― David Liss , Randoms (Randoms, #1)
51 " Despite breaking into my room, Steve seemed like a pretty decent lizard guy. "
52 " Elias nodded. “You begin to understand the theory of probability,” he said. “From the general necessity of the existence of victims, you will find the particular of the villain. "
53 " Every time I have to make a choice,” he said, “I feel the weight of making the right one—not just for the moment, not just for me, but for how my decisions will affect everyone. I’m terrified I’ll do something, or not do something, and the consequences will be terrible. "