Quote by Marcus Sakey Download Open image ““That was the thing about terror: it made rational people act irrationally.”” — Marcus Sakey ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“That was the thing about terror: it made rational people act irrationally. From a certain perspective, the fear was more destructive than the actual… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“Terror is a powerful means of policy and one would have to be a hypocrite not to understand this.” — Leon Trotsky Copy Share Image
“Maybe there was a very good reason for the primal terror that lies in every human heart, a forgotten understanding that there are some… — Eyre Price Copy Share Image
“The world divides into those who like the managed induction of terror and those who don’t. I do not find terror exciting. I find… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“in most cases, however, the terror was extremely short-lived, as was the person experiencing the terror.” — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“That's called terror. Its confusion and a little paranoia and a nice big dose of panic.” — Jonathan Mayberry Copy Share Image
“There was something awful about terror trapped behind silence. About latent emotions that couldn't be acted out.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I think the world divides neatly into those who are excited by the managed induction of terror and those who are not. I do… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“There was a skill to organizing your life into neatly bundled anecdotes, and he lacked it.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“you are going to find that the heights you’ve attained make for a long fall if you don’t understand the mountain.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
Once I came to really understand the mechanics of three-act structure, my life got a great deal easier. It doesn't tell you how to… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“If it was to survive, America had to develop a new system of exchange, one that would be impervious to the gamesmanship of gifted… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“As politicians had long known, people preferred short, catchy answers to complex ones, even if the short answers were oversimplified to the point of… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“Cooper had been at a scene once where a car had collided with an agent and pinned him against a metal barrier, shattering everything… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“Data. That’s what matters. That’s what tells us something. But people want to see pictures. Supernova in vivid color. Even though scientifically it’s useless.” — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“intentions and results. Cooper’s intentions in killing Peters and releasing the video had been good; the results had been a disaster. Did that make… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
“When a sailor’s drowned body was found tangled in lines over the port side, the men agreed he must have fallen overboard in the… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
Trying to analyze a situation without enough data was like looking at a photograph of a ball in flight and trying to gauge its… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
I didn't want to just write a series - I wanted to write an epic, on story that spans three books, where decisions made… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
He had been someone before. That person had been the result of a lifetime of choices, good and bad. And like it or not,… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
