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1 " I’d never actually heard the phrase ‘psychological warfare’ until Michael Jones explained it to me, but apparently that’s what Sorensen does. He devises ways of misleading, deceiving and intimidating people. And don’t fall into the trap of thinking he confines these dubious activities to ‘enemies of the state’. According to Jones, he’s pretty indiscriminate in his targets. Sometimes our friends can be more dangerous than our enemies. He’ll have a go at anyone he’s told to. And, from my own experience, he’s not above using his resources for his own ends either. "
― Jodi Taylor , Dark Light (Elizabeth Cage, #2)
2 " He held up a bottle of wine. ‘Tonight, we celebrate!’ I sighed. ‘I don’t think I’m in the mood.’ He held up the bottle again. ‘Tonight, we drown our sorrows!’ ‘In fact, I think I might be in a lot of trouble.’ He held up the bottle again. ‘Tonight, we formulate our battle plan and drink to success!’ I gave up and put my key in the door. ‘Actually, I don’t have a problem with any of that. Come on in. "
3 " half smile that was even more attractive than ever. ‘Time tends to get away from me occasionally. I sometimes think if I ever stopped and thought about it … Time, I mean … It piles up behind us and we don’t realise it, and then, one day, we look over our shoulder and all that time is looming over us like a massive cliff, poised to fall at any moment … burying us alive in our memories. "
4 " Other people’s secrets are a burden. "
5 " to hear, but I wasn’t convinced. I’d seen this before. People tell you their darkest secrets and then regret it and then all they want to do is get away so they can pretend it never happened. It’s not a good thing to do. I had an idea. "