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> [“He looked older, harder, perhaps wiser. The Middle East was like that. It turned hope to despair, idealists into Machiavellians.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/he-looked-older-harder-perhaps-wiser-the-middle-east-was-like-that-it/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

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## More by Daniel Silva

> [“Only the spoon,” replied the don, “knows the pot’s sorrows.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/only-the-spoon-replied-the-don-knows-the-pot-s-sorrows/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“To understand Russia today, you must understand the trauma of the nineties. Everything we had, everything we had been told, was swept away. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/to-understand-russia-today-you-must-understand-the-trauma-of-the/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“He looked older, harder, perhaps wiser. The Middle East was like that. It turned hope to despair, idealists into Machiavellians.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/he-looked-older-harder-perhaps-wiser-the-middle-east-was-like-that-it/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“After more than five years, some agents might be tempted to become complacent. Catherine would never become complacent. It was one of the reasons…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/after-more-than-five-years-some-agents-might-be-tempted-to-become/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“Only a man with a damaged canvas of his own can truly be a great restorer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/only-a-man-with-a-damaged-canvas-of-his-own-can-truly-be-a-great/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“I can be whoever you want me to be: CIA, FBI, DIA, an agency so fucking secret you've never heard of it before." -Gabriel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/i-can-be-whoever-you-want-me-to-be-cia-fbi-dia-an-agency-so-fucking/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [Erudite and entertaining, Max Anderson is the perfect tour guide to the world of art. The Quality Instinct is both educational and enlightening from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/erudite-and-entertaining-max-anderson-is-the-perfect-tour-guide-to/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“the word assassin is derived from the Arabic hashashin,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/the-word-assassin-is-derived-from-the-arabic-hashashin/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“Wasting the valuable time of others, thought Rousseau, was a bureaucrat’s ultimate revenge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/wasting-the-valuable-time-of-others-thought-rousseau-was-a-bureaucrat/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“But I’ve come to realize that this continent is dying a slow death. Europe is receding quietly into history. It’s old and tired, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/but-i-ve-come-to-realize-that-this-continent-is-dying-a-slow-death/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“And your new employers?” asked the don. “Every bed has lice,” said Keller. “Only the spoon,” replied the don, “knows the pot’s sorrows.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/and-your-new-employers-asked-the-don-every-bed-has-lice-said-keller/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“one needed to be careful what one wished for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/one-needed-to-be-careful-what-one-wished-for/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. —HONORÉ DE BALZAC”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/behind-every-great-fortune-lies-a-great-crime-honor-de-balzac/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“We don’t always get to choose our assets, he reminded himself. Sometimes they choose us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/we-don-t-always-get-to-choose-our-assets-he-reminded-himself/)

[Daniel Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-silva/)

> [“The sky was a dome of pale blue streaked with alabaster. Crossing the Stephansplatz, he was nearly toppled by the wind. It was an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-silva/the-sky-was-a-dome-of-pale-blue-streaked-with-alabaster-crossing-the/)

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