“He took out the sidearm. Thumbed the magazine release. A full load, hollow-points. Body armor would stop them, but if they hit flesh, they’d shred on impact, tiny razors spinning inside fragile tissue. Two spare magazines, though why he would… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“There was a skill to organizing your life into neatly bundled anecdotes, and he lacked it.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“you are going to find that the heights you’ve attained make for a long fall if you don’t understand the mountain.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
Once I came to really understand the mechanics of three-act structure, my life got a great deal easier. It doesn't tell you how to… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“If it was to survive, America had to develop a new system of exchange, one that would be impervious to the gamesmanship of gifted… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“That was the thing about terror: it made rational people act irrationally.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“As politicians had long known, people preferred short, catchy answers to complex ones, even if the short answers were oversimplified to the point of… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“Cooper had been at a scene once where a car had collided with an agent and pinned him against a metal barrier, shattering everything… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“Data. That’s what matters. That’s what tells us something. But people want to see pictures. Supernova in vivid color. Even though scientifically it’s useless.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“intentions and results. Cooper’s intentions in killing Peters and releasing the video had been good; the results had been a disaster. Did that make… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“When a sailor’s drowned body was found tangled in lines over the port side, the men agreed he must have fallen overboard in the… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
Trying to analyze a situation without enough data was like looking at a photograph of a ball in flight and trying to gauge its… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
He had been someone before. That person had been the result of a lifetime of choices, good and bad. And like it or not,… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
“Here’s the thing about freedom: Freedom is not a couch. It’s not a television, or a car, or a house. It’s not an item… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share
