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21 " It’s getting harder to tell the difference between art and vandalism. "
― Nelson DeMille , Plum Island (John Corey, #1)
22 " Daughters of the American Revolution don’t have group sex because they don’t want to have to write all those thank-you notes. "
23 " that the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished. "
24 " Because the genetic makeup of a virus has to be able to… well, mesh with a cell to infect it. Human cells do not mesh with FMD virus.” Beth said, “But there’s some evidence that Mad Cow Disease has infected humans. "
25 " I counted ten men, all dressed in some sort of blue uniform, and either they were the Department of Agriculture band, sent out to greet me, or they were the night security guards "
26 " he looked like one of those whistle and clipboard types: short blond hair, icy blue eyes, Mr. Can-Do, ex-jock, fit and trim, ready to organize a sporting event or assign people to boxcars, whatever needed doing. "
27 " It occurred to me that the problem with doing nothing is not knowing when you’re finished. "
28 " I don’t know much about auto mechanics, and Jack the Ripper didn’t know much about anatomy. "
29 " There are many options in life, but one option you should never choose is the “Voice Warning and Advisory Option. "
30 " I wanted to disable the vehicle, but the cab doors were locked, and the engine hood was latched from the inside. Damn. I crawled under the high chassis and drew my knife. I don’t know much about auto mechanics, and Jack the Ripper didn’t know much about anatomy. "
31 " I’d once seen in The Wall Street Journal where a school guidance counselor says to two parents, “Your son is vicious, mean-spirited, dishonest, and likes to spread rumors. I suggest a career in journalism. "
32 " I never realized the Department of Agriculture was involved in national security. Do you have, like, undercover cows? "
33 " though it had been called into being, not by God Almighty, but by the Army Corps of Engineers, who liked to put the finishing touches on Creation. "
34 " me, “Dickie Johnson and I were born together, grew up together, had lots of women together, and got old together, but he died before me. "
35 " If she’d been one of the crew on the Titanic, she’d have made everyone sign for the life jackets. "
36 " Yes, we say challenged.” “Then what happens? They become less than well, then go into an involuntary nonbreathing mode? "
37 " People her age had some baggage; people my age have whole warehousesful of steamer trunks. "
38 " In short, drugs are the worst thing that has happened to American law enforcement since Prohibition. "
39 " Tis now the very witching time of night, when churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out contagion to this world. "
40 " The convenient thing about biological warfare has always been easy deniability, and its untraceable origins. "