Somewhere in between the cynical lies and a naïve trust in the human race was the true human condition: complex and capable of anything from heroism and self-sacrifice to betrayal and murder.
Tad and Alison, according to the itinerary, would be giving lectures on Cuban culture, time and place TBA, which I think means To Be Avoided.
The air was so thick with testosterone that the wallpaper was getting soggy.
The danger’s passed, the wrong is righted; the veteran’s ignored, the soldier’s slighted.
The guy did okay for himself.
Thoreau’s philosophy: If you read about one train wreck, you’ve read about them all.
USIS
We are finding it- first in our heads, then in our hearts. He reminded Purcell. This is a spiritual journey before it becomes a physical journey.
What do you do, Jack, when any move you make is the wrong move? You hope the other guy makes a bad move.
When Jack Colby first came aboard The Maine looking for a job, wearing a T-shirt that said: Wounded Combat Vet—Some Reassembly Required
When you have excluded the impossible, said Sherlock Holmes, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
An officer and a gentleman by an act of Congress, but an asshole by choice. The military also discourages
Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. And if your shooting stance is good, you’re probably not moving fast enough.
Arms, and the other pulled the camera from
Humoring me.
There are brief enchanted moments in history and in the short lives of men and women, there is wonder and there is cynicism, there are dreams that can come true, and dreams that can’t. And there was a...
Willful ignorance.
The problem with doing nothing is that you never know when you're finished.
The most common cause of death among alpha males was ego.
A boat is sort of a litmus test for relationships, the close quarters and solitude compelling people into either a warm bond or into mutiny and murder. As
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