Brad Meltzer - The Inner Circle (2011)

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It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.

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In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

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Don't go to eighth grade...don't talk about something old...don't bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.

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There's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

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She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

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History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

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And y'know what they decided the number one threat was? The destructive and disruptive capability of a small group. That's what they're worried about most... they're terrified of a small group with a committed goal.

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I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.

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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.

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Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.

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When I was in that danger...I felt like I was shaken awake...after everything she made me feel...I made a decision and went to sleep. Do you know what that's like - trying to go to sleep, and lose yourself in the hopes of burying the worst fears in your life?...I wasn't in love with the past. I was terrified of my own future.

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Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history...

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We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.

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Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.

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When you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that's not just a bad feeling, that's a biological gift from God - the Gift of Fear...when you ignore that gift - when you go down the dark alley and say, Y'know, I'm sure it'll be okay - that's when you find real pain.

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