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# Brad Thor

(1969)   Novelist   United States

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Brad Thor is a novelist from the United States, best known for *Blowback: A Thriller*.

## Quick Facts About Brad Thor

Born August 21, 1969

Nationality United States

Profession Novelist

Notable works Blowback: A Thriller

## About Brad Thor

He also wrote The Last Patriot and other novels that have been published worldwide. He contributed the short story “The Athens Solution” to the James Patterson‑edited anthology Thriller and often appears on Fox News and The Blaze.

##  Quotes by Brad Thor · Page 3

> [“speed of the enormous vessel. There was no other way to do this. It had to be tonight. They might wait weeks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/speed-of-the-enormous-vessel-there-was-no-other-way-to-do-this-it-had/)

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> [I wanted to live the life my characters were living, so I rented a yacht and sailed from Naples to Capri before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-wanted-to-live-the-life-my-characters-were-living-so-i-rented-a/)

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> [“In America, only opportunity is assured, not outcomes. Anyone who promises otherwise is acting contrary to the values upon which our Republic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/in-america-only-opportunity-is-assured-not-outcomes-anyone-who/)

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> [Someone putting down $25 of his or her hard-earned money to buy my product, then doing it again because they felt the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/someone-putting-down-25-of-his-or-her-hard-earned-money-to-buy-my/)

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> [“As far as he was concerned, he had the three necessary ingredients to happiness: something to do, someone to love, and something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/as-far-as-he-was-concerned-he-had-the-three-necessary-ingredients-to/)

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[Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/)

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> [Less really is more. It's a tendency of beginning writers to want to prove what they're talking about by going too far…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/less-really-is-more-it-s-a-tendency-of-beginning-writers-to-want-to/)

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> [In the wake of 9/11, my wife Trish and I were stranded on the East Coast. We had planned a vacation to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/in-the-wake-of-9-11-my-wife-trish-and-i-were-stranded-on-the-east/)

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> [Al Qaeda doesn't abide by the Geneva Conventions, so in my opinion, they should not be afforded the protections of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/al-qaeda-doesn-t-abide-by-the-geneva-conventions-so-in-my-opinion/)

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> [I like books that have razor-sharp plotting that snaps and moves along. It's not about the main character being different at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-like-books-that-have-razor-sharp-plotting-that-snaps-and-moves/)

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> [“Scot Harvath wasn’t trying to hide. He expected to be seen. That was the plan. Be brief. Be bloody. Be gone. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/scot-harvath-wasn-t-trying-to-hide-he-expected-to-be-seen-that-was/)

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[White house](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/white-house/)

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> [Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that's the way the business world works and whether or not the industry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/authors-should-do-multiple-submissions-to-agents-i-mean-that-s-the/)

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> [There aren’t many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/there-aren-t-many-honest-men-or-women-in-washington-anymore/)

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[Conviction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conviction/)

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> [After 9/11, if people made movies about terrorism, the U.S. was evil and Muslims were misunderstood: 'Lions for Lambs,' 'Stop-Loss,' 'Rendition.' Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/after-9-11-if-people-made-movies-about-terrorism-the-u-s-was-evil-and/)

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> [“Al Qaeda” didn’t translate to “the base,” as most Western media outlets had so ignorantly reported, but rather, “the database.” It referred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/al-qaeda-didn-t-translate-to-the-base-as-most-western-media-outlets/)

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> [“Within half a block the man was sweating. By the intersection, his clothes were sticking to his body. The Glock tucked behind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/within-half-a-block-the-man-was-sweating-by-the-intersection-his/)

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> [“The fundamentalism that drove them was a cancer. It infected almost everyone it touched. And yet the people best positioned to remove…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/the-fundamentalism-that-drove-them-was-a-cancer-it-infected-almost/)

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> [I have been blessed to have had many excellent teachers. The further I get away from school, though, the more I realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-have-been-blessed-to-have-had-many-excellent-teachers-the-further-i/)

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[Academia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/academia/)

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> [My first novel, 'The Lions of Lucerne,' just poured out of me. It was an amazing feeling of accomplishment. My biggest fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/my-first-novel-the-lions-of-lucerne-just-poured-out-of-me-it-was-an/)

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[Accomplishment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accomplishment/)

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> [In some ways, it's better that Obama got elected than McCain. I'd rather be stabbed in the chest with an Obama steak…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/in-some-ways-it-s-better-that-obama-got-elected-than-mccain-i-d/)

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> ['The Last Patriot' is set in the present day but is based upon the premise that the Prophet Mohammed had a final…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/the-last-patriot-is-set-in-the-present-day-but-is-based-upon-the/)

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> [“He was close now. Way too close. Fuck, Harvath said to himself again. Even with subsonic ammo in his suppressed H&amp;K, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/he-was-close-now-way-too-close-fuck-harvath-said-to-himself-again/)

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> [What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/what-has-bothered-and-angered-radical-muslims-is-that-i-m-a-non/)

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> [My intent is not to inflame Muslims but to entertain readers of great thrillers. At the end of the day, I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/my-intent-is-not-to-inflame-muslims-but-to-entertain-readers-of-great/)

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> [“He spoke in hushed Arabic as he kicked off his shoes and began unbuttoning his shirt. He had dropped it to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/he-spoke-in-hushed-arabic-as-he-kicked-off-his-shoes-and-began/)

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> [We have an incredible warrior class in this country - people in law enforcement, intelligence - and I thank God every night…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/we-have-an-incredible-warrior-class-in-this-country-people-in-law/)

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> [I had been fascinated with Islam since college - particularly how it could inspire such fervor in our modern age and move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-had-been-fascinated-with-islam-since-college-particularly-how-it/)

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> [“yours, Rob,” she replied. “Damn it, Gretchen,” he said. “This is how it works. I can’t always give you all the information.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/yours-rob-she-replied-damn-it-gretchen-he-said-this-is-how-it-works-i/)

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## Brad Thor by topic

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