“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the KGB and the GRU, and then a shift from communism to capitalism followed by a gear-grinding reverse into… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“Both Bratva and thieves in law would like to call themselves nihilists and anarchists because they don’t support the established government, but they govern nonetheless, and you can’t be an anarchist unless you follow its rule. Crime and anarchy are… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“Do you know the difference between neurotics and psychotics?” “Neurotics build castles in the sky; psychotics move into them.” — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“Prisons are full of sociopaths and psychopaths, but when questioned, the imprisoned sociopath will honestly admit that they will commit any number of crimes to help a friend. A friend will help you move; a true friend will help you move a body. A friend will bail you out of jail; a true friend will be sitting beside you. Who… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share
“From what I've witness, honesty didn't really make anyone happy. The truth was a punch to the gut, and while you were falling, a… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“There are scores of people who have never recovered, or been recovered, from an FSB interrogation. They’re a hard organization to describe because nothing like the FSB exists in the USA. To get even remotely close, you’d have to ask the CIA to birth a seven-headed hydra with the faces of the FBI, DEA, NSA, Immigration, Border Patrol, Coast Guard,… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share
“Few know it, but the Devil rewards insurrection. After all, rebellion is the original sin, and he did conceive it.” — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“Fate would have it that the timing of your birth determines your measure of luck. You’re either born lucky or you’re not, though the… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“There’s Ambien-in-alcohol weird and then there’s Ambien-mistaken-for-cocaine weird.” — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“The absolute truth is a wicked sort of rush. It's far more amusing than any lie. Both have the potential to empower and to… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“When corporate executives get really excited, they leverage their learnings against comprehension to revolutionize English.” — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“The birth of a legend is the death of a hero. Every man wishes to die a hero. A hero’s death is glorious!” — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“When you nationalize the expenditures but privatize the revenue, everything is profit.” — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
“There’s no English equivalent for silovik. It doesn’t translate succinctly because to create something as Machiavellian as a silovik requires both the KGB and… — Tanya Thompson Copy Share Image
