Her breasts rested on the edge of the table.
Lee ChildThe officers shook hands, and the sniper gave a millimetric nod, which Reacher returned, equally briefly, which for two alleged snipers was effusive, and for a dogface and a jarhead meeting for the first time was practically like rolling around on the floor in an ecstatic bear hug.
Lee ChildThere are a lot of them, all around the wsorld, all built a lifetime ago, during the long and spectacular blaze of American military power and self-confidence, when there was nothing we couldn't or wouldn't do. I was a product of that era, but not a part of it. I was nostalgic for something I had never experienced.
Lee ChildTags: the-past
A handgun at two hundred feet is the same thing as crossing your fingers and making a wish.
Lee ChildTags: guns jack-reacher
One day it seemed like a good idea, the next day it didn’t. That kind of thing happened all the time, way back when, because strategy was fluid. Or because nobody had the faintest idea what they were doing.
Lee ChildImagine the uproar if the Federal government tried to make everyone wear a radio transmitter around their neck so we can keep track of their movements. But people happily carry their cell phones in their purses and pockets.
Lee ChildTags: government jack-reacher
Some old guy once said that the meaning of life is that it ends.
Lee ChildTags: life jack-reacher
Nothing ever works like you predict it. All plans fall apart as soon as the first shot is fired.
Lee ChildIt gives me some kind of chance to survive the night."
"How are those better odds? If you come back with me, you're guaranteed to survive the night."
"No," Reacher said. "If I come back with you, I'm guaranteed to die of shame.
Where are the deputies?'
'On their way up to the first-aid post.'
'What happened to them?'
'I did.
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