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1 " Politics is a dirty, ruthless business, Agent Robie. It makes the intelligence sector look relatively honorable by comparison. "
― David Baldacci , The Target (Will Robie, #3)
2 " We cannot live without memories, but we cannot live within them either. "
3 " Smart, dedicated people lost their lives all the time as they trained to be the best they could be to serve their country. Celebrities broke a nail and they immediately took to Twitter, alerting their millions of followers to the “injury,” which in turn elicited thousands of replies from people with apparently not enough going on in their lives. And all the while brave men and women died in silence, forgotten by all except their families. "
4 " They made you hate everyone, even the ones who were like you. That is what they do, so the prisoners will not rise up against them. "
5 " It was not known precisely how many labor camps there were in North Korea, although the international consensus was six. The fact that they were numbered and those numbers reached at least as high as twenty-two was an indicator of their pervasiveness. At least two hundred thousand North Koreans, or nearly one percent of the entire population, called these labor camps home. "
6 " Dead by her hand. All dead. The price of her freedom? Chung-Cha’s soul. "
7 " discussion. Just know that one answer over the other does not equal a solution. It’s only a decision. And decisions have ramifications "
8 " Min had innumerable questions, and Chung-Cha tried to answer them all as best she could. “Is the Supreme Leader really three meters tall?” “I have never met him, so I do not know.” “They say he is the strongest person on earth and his mind is full of all the knowledge in the world.” “They said the same to me about his father. "
9 " Bay to the west continued to pound the little spit of land. She had departed from Robie feeling both hopeful and lost, such an unsettling feeling that she was unsure from which end to work through it. If there was even a way to do so. For most of her "
10 " next step?” she said. “We have made contact. We expect her to do the same "
11 " For the loss of Chung-Cha. And she was scared. “Hey, guys, come on in,” said Julie warmly. Her guardian, Jerome Cassidy, had recovered from his injuries at the hands of "
12 " because of the tiny size of the apartment, was happening "
13 " or her job. "
14 " Just know that one answer over the other does not equal a solution. It's only a decision. "
15 " He would with appropriate alliances. "
16 " and ventured into countries where girls "
17 " Hard, dangerous, unhealthy work was better performed by slaves than those who were free. Or who thought themselves so. "
18 " The packs of cigarettes available here carried the typical skulls and crossbones on them, but apparently no one in North Korea cared. "
19 " The packs of cigarettes available here carried the typical skulls and crossbones on them, but apparently no one in North Korea cared. They smoked. They died. What did it matter? "
20 " Normal people don’t grow up to do the sorts of jobs we do, Jessica, "