“ I've got one thing to say: I killed a lot of germans, and I'm only sorry I didn't kill more. Nancy Wake
“ From infancy on, we are all spies; the shame is not this but that the secrets to be discovered are so paltry and few. John Updike
“ Right now, I couldn't have cared less if someone had waltzed across the room in a large flower costume with a sign saying GET YOUR BLACK TULIPS HERE. Every nerve in my body was on man-alert, screaming… Lauren Willig
“ Anna Chapman was born Anna Vasil’yevna Kushchyenko, in Volgograd, formally Stalingrad, Russia, an important Russian industrial city. During the Battle of Stalingrad in World War II, the city became fa… Captain Hank Bracker "The Exciting Story of Cuba"
“ In this job, you handpick your people. You need the best. You need the most loyal. You need the most ruthless. Karen Traviss
“ Some people are agents from birth, Monsignors -- he told them -- appointed to the work by the period of history, the place, and their own natural dispositions. In their cases, it was simply a question… John le Carre
“ And, with much of Europe occupied by Nazi Germany, and Mussolini's armies in Albania, on the Greek frontier, one wasn't sure what came next. So, don't trust the telephone. Or the newspapers. Or the ra… Alan Furst
“ Whether they loved each other or not, they were lovers. And he was damned if he'd see her sucked into this brutal business. Alan Furst
“ For many years there have been rumours of mind control experiments. in the United States. In the early 1970s, the first of the declassified information was obtained by author John Marks for his pionee… Cheryl Hersha
“ Her breathing came faster, evidenced by the repeated rapid swell of her breasts against the low-cut bodice. Before he could let his thoughts circle around once more, he cupped the elegant line of her… Madeline Martin
“ I canna let you die like Da,” he said softly. “And yet ye canna let me live,” she replied. Madeline Martin
“ He poured a splash of liquid into a second cup. “Come in and warm yerself by the fire.” Ariana walked deeper into the room, toward the glow of the hearth. It’s heat enveloped her skin and eased away t… Madeline Martin
“ Her fingers clutched him now, and her body writhed with a frustration he knew all too well. He wanted her. Now. Here. Madeline Martin
“ For a once renowned woman who loved telling tales of dodging bullets, wielding grenades and subverting dogs trained to kill, Christine's story is, surprisingly, little known today. Clare Mulley
“ Do you know, when I am with you I am not afraid at all. It is a magic altogether curious that happens inside the heart. I wish I could take it with me when I leave.It is sad, my Grey. We are constrain… Joanna Bourne
“ That’s not necessary,” Mr. Bradshaw said, “although you are all perfectly welcome in the guest rooms upstairs, I won’t ask you to lie to your-” “Mr. Bradshaw.” Nathan grinned. “You’ve been asking us t… Embee
“ Here, I stole it for you. Why don’t you tell me what it’s for.”“Aw, Sophronia, how thoughtful. You brought me a present! Gail Carriger
