Plan A is to hitch a ride out of here. But if they want a war, then plan B is to win it.

I like food, like any other guy, but it is not the main thing in my life. I can do without it.

Printing currency for foreigners to buy is the best racket a government can get into.

My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever.

The third guy was different. He was what you got when you ate squirrels for four generations. Smarter than a rat and tougher than a goat, and jumpier than either one.

I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.

The key to thrillers is vicarious pleasure.