“I shifted my head slightly. The corners of our mouths brushed together. I felt her breath on my cheek. Then we were… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“She looked at me. “You’re an assassin, aren’t you? When there are rumors the government has someone on the payroll, they’re talking… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“She spun and faced me, one hand on her wounded posterior. Her eyes were wide, her nostrils flared with shock and anger.… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“He shrugged. “You know I was in the dark about all that as much as you were. This time it’s straightforward. And… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“A striking blonde had just come through the front doors. She was wearing a black pants suit and pumps. Practical, but classy.… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“You manage the place?” He smiled. “Something like that.” Someone brought a stretcher. The dark-complected guy was gritting his teeth and whimpering.… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“But, like all indulgences that are valued not just for their product but for their process, the sento will never entirely disappear. For in… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“She’s a bargirl. You don’t know where her loyalties lie. That one was unconvincing. No one had directed her against me—I was the one… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“In my unpleasant experience, unarmed against a knife, you’ve basically got four options. Your best bet is to run like hell, if you can.… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
The most important guideline when it comes to argument is the golden rule. If someone were addressing your point, what tone, what overall approach… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“That I was apparently into body building at all at this stage in my life probably meant affairs with young women, for whom a… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“Immediately the sounds of the street below grew detached, distant, the meaningless echoes of urban voices whose urgent notes reached but held no sway… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I heard laughter and looked up. Some kids at the terminal next to me, playing an online game. I wondered for a moment how… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I shifted my head slightly. The corners of our mouths brushed together. I felt her breath on my cheek. Then we were kissing. Her… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I looked at her. Why was it her question seemed suffused with double entendre? She was attractive, of course, more than attractive, but that… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I realized my knowledge of that potentially damning evidence gave Delilah a reason to want me out of the way. “Out of the way”… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t want to try to take this guy out with anything less than a scoped rifle. Which is something that’s hard to confuse… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“I picked up the earthen cup and went to take a sip. “Not like that,” Miyamoto said. “Let it cool a little. Give yourself… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“It seemed he’d recently learned the value of playing up the difficulty of accomplishing whatever he was tasked with, the better to play the… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
“Yukiko walked over, her mouth stretching into a feline grin at the sight of Murakami. Naomi followed a moment later. She was wearing another… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
It would be awesome to be so impressive that we could sway people to our way of thinking just by declaiming our thoughts, but… — Barry Eisler Copy Share Image
