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121 " Ninety percent of asking questions is about listening to answers. "
― Lee Child , Persuader (Jack Reacher, #7)
122 " The most unbearable type of anger is a woman’s—do anything to avoid it. "
― Lee Child , Jack Reacher's Rules
123 " Dealing with morons … is like teaching Hindu to a beagle. "
124 " This was like July 13th, 1943, the pivotal day of the Battle of the Kursk. We were like Alexander Vasilevsky, the Soviet general. If we attacked now, this minute, we had to keep on and on attacking until the enemy was run off his feet and the war was won. If we bogged down or paused for breath even for a second, we would be overrun again. "
― Lee Child , The Enemy (Jack Reacher, #8)
125 " Older women … are worth it. "
126 " Nothing of value was ever achieved in the morning. "
― Lee Child
127 " The guy who was standing said, “We don’t want you here.” Reacher said, “You’re confusing me with someone who gives a shit what you want. "
― Lee Child , Nothing to Lose (Jack Reacher, #12)
128 " Aim for the side of the skull, which is softer and displaces the brain more. "
129 " One day it seemed like a good idea, the next day it didn’t. That kind of thing happened all the time, way back when, because strategy was fluid. Or because nobody had the faintest idea what they were doing. "
― Lee Child , 61 Hours (Jack Reacher, #14)
130 " There’s nothing shameful about taking orders from a woman of superior rank. "
131 " The best fights are the ones you don’t have, "
― Lee Child , The Affair (Jack Reacher, #16)
132 " I’d lost something I never knew I’d had. "
― Lee Child , Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, #1)
133 " Reacher said nothing. "
134 " If you can see a bandwagon, it’s too late to get on. "
135 " The officers shook hands, and the sniper gave a millimetric nod, which Reacher returned, equally briefly, which for two alleged snipers was effusive, and for a dogface and a jarhead meeting for the first time was practically like rolling around on the floor in an ecstatic bear hug. "
― Lee Child , Deep Down (Jack Reacher, #16.5)
136 " People live, and then they die. And as long as they do both things properly, there's nothing much to regret". "
― Lee Child , Tripwire (Jack Reacher, #3)
137 " They all shared Stan’s personal allegiance to the famous old saying: War is not about dying for your country. It’s about making the other guy die for his. "
138 " I felt like someone else. I felt like a normal person. But I got over it. "
― Lee Child , Make Me (Jack Reacher, #20)
139 " You got to imagine your memory is like an old bucket, you know? Once it’s filled up with old stuff there ain’t no way to get new stuff in. No way at all, you understand? So I don’t remember any new stuff because my old bucket is all filled up with old stuff that happened way back. You understand what I’m saying here? "
140 " Sometimes if you want to know for sure whether the stove is hot, the only way to find out is to touch it. "