I grew up reading the classic novels of Cold War espionage, and I studied Russian history and Soviet foreign policy. — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“To understand Russia today, you must understand the trauma of the nineties. Everything we had, everything we had been told, was swept away. We… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“He looked older, harder, perhaps wiser. The Middle East was like that. It turned hope to despair, idealists into Machiavellians.” — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“After more than five years, some agents might be tempted to become complacent. Catherine would never become complacent. It was one of the reasons… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“Only a man with a damaged canvas of his own can truly be a great restorer.” — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“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… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
Erudite and entertaining, Max Anderson is the perfect tour guide to the world of art. The Quality Instinct is both educational and enlightening from… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“Wasting the valuable time of others, thought Rousseau, was a bureaucrat’s ultimate revenge.” — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“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… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“And your new employers?” asked the don. “Every bed has lice,” said Keller. “Only the spoon,” replied the don, “knows the pot’s sorrows.” — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“We don’t always get to choose our assets, he reminded himself. Sometimes they choose us.” — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
“The sky was a dome of pale blue streaked with alabaster. Crossing the Stephansplatz, he was nearly toppled by the wind. It was an… — Daniel Silva Copy Share Image
