David Morrell Quote

Lies were told to start the war. Lies were told to cover mistakes. The Pentagon wouldn’t fully commit to special-operations units, which meant that conventional tactics were used against guerrilla forces. That’s a losing strategy. Good men died because of that. Other good men are still being held captive because of it. And Rambo—well, if winning now means he has to die as well, he’ll die. No fear. No regrets. That more than anything is what makes him special. Crack under pressure? No way. Because, Murdock, what you choose to call hostile territory… Yeah? What about it? He calls it home.

David Morrell

Lies were told to start the war. Lies were told to cover mistakes. The Pentagon wouldn’t fully commit to special-operations units, which meant that conventional tactics were used against guerrilla forces. That’s a losing strategy. Good men died because of that. Other good men are still being held captive because of it. And Rambo—well, if winning now means he has to die as well, he’ll die. No fear. No regrets. That more than anything is what makes him special. Crack under pressure? No way. Because, Murdock, what you choose to call hostile territory… Yeah? What about it? He calls it home.

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About David Morrell

David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian-American author whose debut 1972 novel First Blood, later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful Rambo franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 30 languages. He also wrote the 2007–2008 Captain America comic book miniseries The Chosen.