“An eye for an eye.That's a revenge thing, right? From some play.The Bible, darling. The Lord of all plays.”

“I want you to take note, Commander, that turning in my badge would be like cutting off my arm. But if it comes down to a choice between the job and my marriage, then I lose the arm.”

“She doesnt like you, McNab.I knoooow. I find that really attractive in a woman.”

“Brian's face broke out in a wide grin as he slapped Roarke on the back. "That's a woman, isn't it?""Delicate as a rose, my Eve. Fragile and quiet natured." He grinned himself when he heard her curs...”

“I stood on the outside of disaster, looking in.”

“That you should not be here when something we've both wanted happens is no new thing for me. Today too, as always, you're not here.”

“[First line]“The business of murder took time, patience, skill, and a tolerance for the monotonous.”

“Theres no way you can kill someone and get to the other side of the experience unchanged.”

“Why do we electrocute men for murdering an individual and then pin a purple heart on them for mass slaughter of someone arbitrarily labeled enemy?”

“He had also learned that there is no use murdering people; there are always so many left, and if you tried to murder them all you would never get anything else done.”