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1 " way "
― Tom Clancy , Locked On (Jack Ryan Universe, #14)
2 " I’ll indulge you and look at the pictures. "
3 " gotcha "
4 " Melanie’s father had been an Army colonel who instilled in her a sense of duty as well as a sense of individuality. She grew up reading biographies of great men and women, mostly men and women in the military and government, and she recognized through her readings that no one rose to exceptional greatness exclusively by being “a good soldier.” No, those few men and women who went against the establishment from time to time, only when necessary, were what ultimately made America great. "
5 " Life’s a bitch, and then you die. "
6 " The Kealty administration had promised more “openness” and “transparency” in the clandestine CIA. Jack Junior’s father had written an op-ed in The Washington Post that suggested, in a manner that was still respectful to the office of the presidency, that Ed Kealty might want to look up the word clandestine in the dictionary. "
7 " attack was coming. The "
8 " You’ve got to dance with the one that brought you. "
9 " no one rose to exceptional greatness exclusively by being “a good soldier. "
10 " day and then Mom will meet me in Cleveland tomorrow night for the debate on Wednesday. Okay . . . Just wanted to touch base with you. Call me or Mom when you can, okay? Bye.” Ryan disconnected the call and tossed "
11 " No, those few men and women who went against the establishment from time to time, only when necessary, were what ultimately made America great. "
12 " Jack ordered a bottle of pinot noir, and they perused the menu while they chatted. “So you were at Georgetown.” Melanie said it as a statement. "
13 " Nails that stuck out often were hammered back into place. "
14 " and friendly fire would hurt just as bad as enemy fire. "
15 " Brian had been killed the year before on a Campus black op in Libya. Dom had been there, he’d held his brother in his arms as he died, and then Dominic returned to The Campus, hell-bent on doing the hard, dangerous work that he believed in. "
16 " reloaded, "