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> [“The silence lasted precisely five seconds, during which time eyes roamed other eyes, several throats were cleared, and no one moved in his chair. It was as if a decision were being reached without discussion: evasion was to be avoided.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/the-silence-lasted-precisely-five-seconds-during-which-time-eyes/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

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## More by Robert Ludlum

> [I see things and I hear things I do not understand. I'm a skilled, resourceful... vegetable!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/i-see-things-and-i-hear-things-i-do-not-understand-i-m-a-skilled/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [Blessed are the flexible for they will not allow themselves to become bent out of shape!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/blessed-are-the-flexible-for-they-will-not-allow-themselves-to-become/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [I try as best I can to enter the realm of nuances of human behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/i-try-as-best-i-can-to-enter-the-realm-of-nuances-of-human-behavior/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [“he'd long ago accepted the fact that berlin more than suspected him. in a way it was his protection; he'd by no means won…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/he-d-long-ago-accepted-the-fact-that-berlin-more-than-suspected-him/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [A man's weaknesses may intrude on his faith but they do not diminish it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/a-man-s-weaknesses-may-intrude-on-his-faith-but-they-do-not-diminish/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [“Before taking her into the library, my wife told me she was an old friend in a marriage crisis. A fatuous lie; at her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/before-taking-her-into-the-library-my-wife-told-me-she-was-an-old/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [Perhaps conscience did not always produce cowards. Sometimes it made a man feel better about himself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/perhaps-conscience-did-not-always-produce-cowards-sometimes-it-made-a/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [What a man can't remember doesn't exist for him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/what-a-man-can-t-remember-doesn-t-exist-for-him/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [“Two people were not one,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/two-people-were-not-one/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [Greater economic power will be in the hands of too few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/greater-economic-power-will-be-in-the-hands-of-too-few/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [The success of any trap lies in its fundamental simplicity. The reverse trap by the nature of its single complication must be swift and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/the-success-of-any-trap-lies-in-its-fundamental-simplicity-the/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [“I loathe him. He stands for everything I hate in Washington. The right schools, houses in Georgetown, farms in Virginia, quiet meetings at their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/i-loathe-him-he-stands-for-everything-i-hate-in-washington-the-right/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [A theater person should know what holds an audience and what does not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/a-theater-person-should-know-what-holds-an-audience-and-what-does-not/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [How gratifying to be there when arrogance collapses. How much more so to be the instrument. (Alfred Gillette)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/how-gratifying-to-be-there-when-arrogance-collapses-how-much-more-so/)

[Robert Ludlum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ludlum/)

> [“You're on tenth base, I can't find you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ludlum/you-re-on-tenth-base-i-can-t-find-you/)

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