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21 " A nightmare was a needle plunging through the net of human memory; it slipped past one strand and caught up another on its point, stitching up dark dreams out of the unlikeliest recollections. "
― Kate Quinn , The Huntress
22 " It was the first thing I noticed about him. He could admire a lady as though he were admiring a beautiful porcelain vase, without making her feel he was affixing a price tag. "
23 " What is the opposite of a lake? What is the opposite of drowning? What lies all the way west? (99%) "
24 " Nina took the air, feeling her arms disappear into the wings, her blood into the fuel line. "
25 " There are more war criminals out there than we will ever be able to find. If I have to let go of the ones that won’t get found unless we turn into torturers, I’m at ease with that decision. "
26 " What if the woman who killed your brother and nearly killed your wife lies on the other side of beating the shit out of a witness? "
27 " net of human memory; it slipped past one strand and caught up another on its point, stitching up dark dreams out of the unlikeliest recollections. "
28 " He never is coming off the leash,” Ian said evenly. “Because I happen to believe that principle should be stronger than the need for vengeance. "
29 " The anticipation was so sweet it cut the mouth, like winter-cold water from the icy shore of the Old Man. "
30 " Time is a wheel, vast and indifferent, and when time rolls on and men forget, we face the risk of circling back. "
31 " Building a generation is like building a wall—one good well-made brick at a time, one good well-made child at a time. Enough good bricks, you have a good wall. Enough good children, you have a generation that won’t start a world-enveloping war.” “A "
32 " Is it just the war, turning our heads inside out? "
33 " Cameras didn't lie, but they could certainly mislead. "
34 " war. No arguments about "
35 " Most assume women have no place at the front lines, but after hearing about your friends in the regiment—” “Women are good in combat,” Nina said matter-of-factly. “We don’t compete like the men do. Is all mission, no proving who is better with stupid stunts. "
36 " Soldiers get made. Hunters get born. You either need to track danger, or you don’t. "
37 " I love you, Anneliese, Jordan thought, looking at that serene profile. But I’m still taking you down. "
38 " Once and for all, stop the what ifs and should haves.” The last thing this team needed was to careen into recrimination. "
39 " Ian—in Russian, would be Ivan. Proper nickname for Ivan is Vanya.” “Nicknames are to shorten. You don’t shorten a three-letter name to a four-letter name to a five-letter name.” “You do in Russian,” she said serenely. "
40 " I’m thirty-two years old, and my life is the sum of many moments. Why do some moments outweigh all the other, better moments? When is there enough running, enough punishment? "