“It wasn’t money itself that I cared about, but what it represented: freedom, power, and luxury . . . all tied up in one neat little green sheet of paper.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“You are dealing with national security. Anything labeled a national security issie is taken out from the system. There is no due process, no lawyers. They may do with us what they wish. Fear is a government's greatest weapon. With… — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“That’s the beauty of poetry,” I said. “That language is inadequate to describe life. So poetry just tries to bring up emotions. Just read… — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“You’re too young to remember, but doctors used to smoke in hospitals. Sometimes, they’d recommend it to patients. You can still see the ashtrays… — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“Remember one thing above anything else: if you say something confidently enough, people will believe you. Even if you’re wrong.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“Hope was what was left in Pandora’s box. Maybe people’s lives aren’t meant to have hope.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“Every dictator in history has made that same speech, Bob. Hitler thought he was fighting for the greater good, too. Isn’t it odd that… — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“If people gave as soon as they earned, it would keep them humble, as his mother had told him at least once a week.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“Secrets had the power to make people stick together against the rest of the world.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“Think of the earth as a living organism that is being attacked by billions of bacteria whose numbers double every forty years. Either the… — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“The law is like a big rusty ship. You can’t change its course without nearly destroying the ship in the process.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
“The entire fabric of civilization is held together by this one principle: we let the law determine justice, not an individual.” — Victor Methos Copy Share Image
