213 Quotes by David Baldacci


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    You haven’t yet seen me be rude. When I am it’s unmistakable. – Michelle Maxwell.

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    People like to talk about other people’s misery; it makes them feel their own life is somehow better when it usually isn’t.

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    I had my papers in for detective before I left. I’ve got my forensics certifications. I notice stuff. I sweat the details. And this is my town,” she added. “I know everybody here. And I mean everybody, because there aren’t that many of us.

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    We cannot live without memories, but we cannot live within them either.

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    I’m not saying that riding the train will change your life, or that passenger rail will be a big moneymaker one day. But no matter how fast we feel we have to go, shouldn’t there be room for a train, where you can just sit back, take a breath, and be human for a little while? Just for a little while? Is that so bad?

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    Lots of people don’t talk about their military service.” “I bet heroes do.” “No. A pretty accurate rule of thumb is the people who did the most talk about it the least. The blowhards are the ones who did squat.

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    The green spaces in Pyongyang were immense and many in number, but not as immense as the monuments.

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    I’m tired of people screaming about price and forgetting about the content.

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