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Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) QUOTES

Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1) QUOTES

1 " When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week, then there's either something wrong with your skills or something wrong with your world.
And there's nothing wrong with my skills. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

2 " ...as of this moment there's the police department way, the federal law enforcement way, the military way... and my way. If you want me to function at my best then you're going to have to accept that I'm going to have to make up some of my own rules. I don't know enough about your playbook and, quite frankly, I don't like the way you operate. If I'm not a cop anymore then I'm something else, something new. Okay, then from here on out I'll decide what that is; and that includes building, shaping, and leading my team. My team, my rules. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

3 " [Therapist and friend, with a voice like Raul Julia during his Gomez Adam’s days] Rudy studied my face, “I have a two o’clock open on Tuesday.”
I sighed, “Yeah, ok. Tuesday at two.”
He nodded, pleased. “Bring Starbucks.”
“Sure, what do you want?”
“My usual. Iced half-caf ristretto quad grade two-pump raspberry two percent no whip light ice with caramel drizzle three-and-a-half-pump white mocha.”
“Is any of that actually coffee?”
“More or less.”
“And you think I’m damaged … "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

4 " I’m not sure I could trust a man who would bypass an Oreo in favor of vanilla wafers. It’s a fundamental character flaw, possibly a sign of true evil. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

5 " I don’t want to kill you and you don’t want to be dead. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

6 " There were more of them out there. More walkers. And I was being asked to step up and be... what? Some kind of Captain Heroism who would lead the boys in the Red, White, and Blue to victory? What was I getting myself into? This wasn't task force duty, this wasn't even SWAT-team level. I'd never even smelled anything this big before and now I was expected to train and lead a black ops team? How frigging insane was this? Why were they asking me? I'm just a cop. Where are the guys who actually do this for a living? How come none of them were here? Where's James Bond and Jack Bauer? Why me, of all people? "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

7 " I did not and do not want my life tied up in cloak-and-dagger bullshit, dead guys, or pissing contests with either the testosterone crowd in there or some prissy-assed Earl Grey-drinking, scone-munching major who isn't even my freaking boss. I don't know you and I don't give a rat's ass if you trust me. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

8 " There are also several notes in your file suggesting that you are a world-class smartass.” “Really? You mean I made it through the nationals?” “And you apparently think you’re hilarious.” “You’re saying I’m not? "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

9 " A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. –RALPH WALDO EMERSON "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

10 " -Estan marcados- dije-. Esto es de lo que tú hablabas. Sus rostros, sus miradas. Eso nunca va a desaparecer. La violencia siempre deja marca "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

11 " Then this other guy, the thirteenth guy, comes crashing right into me. Even with all that was going on I thought, Drug addict. He was pale and sweaty, stank like raw sewage, and had a glazed bug-eyed stare. Sick bastard even tried to bite me, but "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

12 " I’d put two .45 slugs in him from fifteen feet. Pretty much does the trick. If it doesn’t then your only logical ammunition upgrade is Kryptonite. But "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

13 " I’m self-aware enough to know that I have a somewhat fractured personality. Not exactly multiple personality disorder, but clearly there were different drivers at the wheel depending on my mood, and depending on my needs. Over "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

14 " Humanity comes first. Always. Politics and religion, valuable as they are, are always of second importance. If we do not work together to preserve life, to treasure it and keep it safe, then nothing we fight for is worth having. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

15 " I could feel the shakes starting to come back, so I washed my face, rinsed my mouth out with handfuls of tap water, pasted on my best I-didn’t-just-kill-a-zombie expression, and left with my coffee. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

16 " What’s with the shorts?” “There’s a new fitness trainer. Jamaican gal . . . tall, gorgeous.” “And . . . ?” “Bike shorts show off my package.” “Jesus Christ.” “Jealousy is an ugly thing, Joe.” “Get in the fucking car. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

17 " Holy Christ . . . are we talking zombies here?” Church smiled faintly. “We’re calling him a ‘walker.’ Short for ‘Dead Man Walking.’ The head of my science team has too much of a pop culture sensibility. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

18 " «La humanidad es lo primero. Siempre. La política y la religión, aunque valiosas, tienen una importancia secundaria. Si no trabajamos juntos para conservar la vida, para dignificarla y mantenerla fuera de peligro, entonces no tenemos nada por lo que luchar». "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

19 " Look, cowboy, I know how tough you are...but believe me when I tell you that nobody is that tough. A complete separation from your feelings is not proof of manly strength...it's a big glaring neon warning sign. I know you think you called me today to ask my opinion as a pal and as a medical doctor, but I have to believe that you're reaching out for support for what you've been through. As far as this thing with Javad and Mr. Church goes...well, if you were capable of simply shrugging that off with no traumatic effects then I would either be afraid of you or afraid for you. "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)

20 " He's a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch. ~ FDR "

― Jonathan Maberry , Patient Zero (Joe Ledger, #1)