Walk the Wire
David Baldacci
Top 10 Best Quotes
“you ran when it was fifty degrees below zero, your lungs would hemorrhage and you’d drown in your own engorged corpuscles.”
“my sister Renee. They live in California.” He”
“government leaders made decisions that would have massive impact on millions of people, all without their knowledge or consent.”
“any type of nearby threat. Finally, he opened his eyes”
“an answer. Thought I’d tee it up again.” “You think I’m supposed”
“You’ve been in this game long enough to know that when it doesn’t, those who ducked their responsibilities will point fingers at others. That apparently qualifies as leadership in certain places.” “Don’t you get tired of this shit, sir?” “I became tired of it my first day on the job.” Blue Man leaned forward. “But if all of us who hate the status quo were to leave, then the status quo would not only remain, it would become intractable.” “Meaning evil only wins—” “—when good men and women do nothing. I choose to do something.”
“Williston isn’t that far from here,” said Kelly.”
“WHAT ARE THOSE?” asked Jamison as they neared their destination. She indicated fiery gold plumes that winked in the darkness like ghoulish holiday lights as they zipped past. “Gas flares,” said Decker. “Coming off the oil wells. Natural gas is found with oil. They drill for both up here. But they sometimes vent the gas off and ignite it at the end of the oil wellhead. I guess it costs too much to do anything else with it in certain situations and they don’t necessarily have the infrastructure to pipe it out of here.” Jamison looked stunned. “Do you know how much gas we’re talking about?” “One stat I read said each month the gas they burn off could heat four million homes.”
“The lights blazed from every window and Decker could hear the music blasting out of the place. It was country, with a dash of rock and roll, at least to his ear. It shot through the air like a sound cannon.”
“The gal likes to have fun. But I’m in my fifties. Hell, I could be her father.” “Hasn’t stopped people in the past.”
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