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101 " A democracy based on fear is not a democracy. Fear of the commies, fear of the terrorists—it never ends! You know who else used fear to keep people in check? Stalin, Hitler— "
― Matthew Mather , CyberStorm (Cyberstorm, #1)
102 " People aren’t prepared because they assume that somebody else will always fix the problem, "
103 " There was fresh water, mountain snowmelt, bubbling down in a small creek right next to us, and we had a few days’ worth of food. Chuck had shown me how to use an app for identifying edible plants in the woods, and we could fish and trap animals as well. I had no idea how to trap, but there was an app for that too. "
104 " Everything needs to be vetted by a million committees, and we’re afraid of practically everything. We’re just not willing to accept risk anymore, and it’s killing this country. "
105 " enough duct tape, you can fix anything,” he laughed. “Perfect. "
106 " Looking up in horror, I watched Lauren wiping mucus from Luke’s face with her hand, wetly kissing his bare cheek. I remembered taking Luke out to meet my clients in the days before, my mind filling with images of him getting kisses from people in Chinatown, Little Italy, all over the place. And then there was that Chinese family down "
107 " Sometimes things break apart,” read the message, “so that better things can come together.” Below this was the attribution: “Marilyn Monroe. "
108 " What I wouldn’t have given to have a simple relationship with my in-laws, but then, that was a boat most people were rowing with me. "
109 " I spent most of the rest of the time chauffeuring them around to meet their friends at places like the Metropolitan Club, the Core Club, and of course the Harvard Club. "