Quotation

Night School

a Jack Reacher Novel
“How does he know the guy is American?” There was a long consultation. A long list. The translator said, “He was speaking English. His accent. The loudness of his voice. The way he dressed. The way he moved.” === “He wishes us to understand he is overqualified for his current position. But all the better jobs here in the west are prohibited to ethnic Germans and given instead to people from Turkey.” === “It’s probably ten to one against. Which means if we stick around we have a one-in-ten chance of being in the right place at the right time. Whereas if we go back to Virginia we have a zero chance. They’re not going to meet at the Washington Monument. That’s for damn sure.” === A great struggle required great sacrifices. A great struggle required clear minds and cold hearts. The === “Getting anywhere?” “Are you?” “We’re nowhere.” “So are we. And there’s no point being nowhere all in the same place either.” === The old army rule. Eat when you can. The next chance could be days away.