Adam Baker Quotes

#1. I'm going to miss you, girls," he told the plants.
"You have names for them?" croaked Jane.
"This is Beatrice."
"You're not really a people person, are you?"
"Humans piss me off.

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#2. But if you fake any trait long enough it becomes an essential part of you, like your fingerprint. So there's no point telling yourself not to be scared. You can't control your thoughts and emotions. But you can control your actions. In the end, we are the sum of what we do.

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#3. Madness,' said Daniel. 'Americans. Playing spy games as the world falls apart.

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#4. Thing is, what does a hero look like these days? Muscles and lycra? Life isn't a contest of strength anymore. Jobs, banks, taxes. Boring social reality.

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#5. You know,' said Jane, 'for a while there I thought we would be okay.

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#6. Sometimes people don't have to say or do anything weird. They just sit there, quietly sipping tea, all the while putting out an ultrasonic scream like they are dying inside.

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#7. Everyone gets tested. You never see it coming. But sooner or later the moment arrives and you have to account for yourself.

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#8. Ghost grabbed the cab cage and kicked at the driver. Flesh tore. The crewman ripped away from the forklift and fell on the ice, steering wheel welded to his hands. Ghost stamped on the man's head until it burst.
Konecranes. Not one of ours.

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#9. Kill me," he said. "Do it clean."
He sat at a cocktail piano. He played 'I Get a Kick Out of You'. Rye stood behind him.
"You're pretty good," said Rye.
"Yeah. Always wished I'd gone professional."
Rye killed him halfway through the third verse.

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#10. Jane woke, stretched, and decided to kill herself. If she hadn't found a reason to live by the end of the day she would jump from the rig. It felt good to have a plan.

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#11. A slow dragging sound from below the walkway.
'i don't think we're alone down here,'said Punch

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#12. Yeah," sighed Jane. "I suppose. But that's the problem. I can cope with despair. But hope keeps fucking me up.

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#13. The operating table was empty.
'Where's he gone?' demanded Jane.
'he didn't leave a note,' said Rye

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#14. They say a happy childhood is a lousy preparation for life. Kids who spend their playground days fat, ginger or gay know the truth.

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#15. Everyone has their heaven.

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#16. Jane felt self-conscious each time Ghost saw her naked. A lifetime of fathood had left her with sagging skin. Ghost didn't seem to mind. He had a paunch and a hairy back.
"All the supermodels are dead, baby," he told her. "Let it go.

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#17. Negative courage. Give up on yourself, and you have nothing left to fear. You become invincible.

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