--- title: "1 Battering Ram Quotes By Jeff Abbott" description: "1 Battering Ram quotes by Jeff Abbott. Plus more from Jeff Abbott and more Battering Ram sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/jeff-abbott-25340_battering_there-is-a-time-on-every-job-where-you-s_1319044.jpg" --- > [There is a time on every job where you say, screw caution. I'm not foolhardy. I'm not stupid. But sometimes you have to be the battering ram.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/there-is-a-time-on-every-job-where-you-say-screw-caution-i-m-not/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/jeff-abbott-25340_battering_there-is-a-time-on-every-job-where-you-s_1319044.jpg) ## More by Jeff Abbott > [“It’s your call. You want to go back home, go ahead. But if I were you, I wouldn’t. Home is death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/it-s-your-call-you-want-to-go-back-home-go-ahead-but-if-i-were-you-i/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [The nicest notes I've received from readers are those that tell me I've gotten them back into reading for entertainment. For me, there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/the-nicest-notes-i-ve-received-from-readers-are-those-that-tell-me-i/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [“I'm very sorry for the inconvenience." And he shot the concierge once between astonished eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/i-m-very-sorry-for-the-inconvenience-and-he-shot-the-concierge-once/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [An astonishing debut. Brilliantly conceived, masterfully written, Stuart Neville’s THE TWELVE is both a heart-pounding thriller and a stunning examination of responsibility and revenge.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/an-astonishing-debut-brilliantly-conceived-masterfully-written-stuart/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [“Emma, okay, enough with the singing. Mommy's getting a three-pill headache.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/emma-okay-enough-with-the-singing-mommy-s-getting-a-three-pill/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [“No she wouldn't," Miles said. "An ass is an ass”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/no-she-wouldn-t-miles-said-an-ass-is-an-ass/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [No one forces me, or any other writer, to sell a film option on the books. If you don't want to run the risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/no-one-forces-me-or-any-other-writer-to-sell-a-film-option-on-the/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [There is a time on every job where you say, screw caution. I'm not foolhardy. I'm not stupid. But sometimes you have to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/there-is-a-time-on-every-job-where-you-say-screw-caution-i-m-not/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [It's not at all uncommon for a writer to get a ton of publicity for one book and then not get as much for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/it-s-not-at-all-uncommon-for-a-writer-to-get-a-ton-of-publicity-for/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [I want to be a writer you can always depend on for a good read during your vacation, during your flight, during a time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/i-want-to-be-a-writer-you-can-always-depend-on-for-a-good-read-during/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/i-believe-the-most-intricate-plot-won-t-matter-much-to-readers-if/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [I outline in some detail, but even after the outline is done I often get a new idea that is an improvement, so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/i-outline-in-some-detail-but-even-after-the-outline-is-done-i-often/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [“I'd spent five minutes looking at Twitter once and felt I'd wandered into a poker game where everyone immediately displayed their hands against the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/i-d-spent-five-minutes-looking-at-twitter-once-and-felt-i-d-wandered/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [“tonight. Anna, or her people, took her from her crib”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/tonight-anna-or-her-people-took-her-from-her-crib/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) > [Read heavily in the area where you want to write. Be aware of what's selling and what's doing well but don't try to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-abbott/read-heavily-in-the-area-where-you-want-to-write-be-aware-of-what-s/) [Jeff Abbott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-abbott/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battering-ram/jeff-abbott/#itemlist", "name": "1 Battering Ram Quotes By Jeff Abbott", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a time on every job where you say, screw caution. I'm not foolhardy. I'm not stupid. 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