Deception Point Quotes
"Death, in this forsaken place, could come in countless forms."
"In your lifetime… did you ever think you would witness anything like this?"
"Without love, everything else is meaningless."
"Power is the greatest aphrodisiac of all… and it brings women like this to D.C. in droves."
"The only reason I would want to see you would be to use you to my political advantage."
"I make it no secret that I'm an enormous fan of NASA."
"Putting you in the White House is only the first step toward victory."
"Secrecy was absolutely critical. And when it came to keeping secrets, the White House was known as the leakiest ship in Washington."
"I have an important announcement to make to the American people tonight. I want my staff to hear it first."
"Dolores, you've done a terrific job for me these past few years, and you'll do a terrific job for me for another four. We're keeping the White House. I swear it."
"Each time a newcomer entered the Oval Office, disorientation set in immediately."
"The eagle's left talon clutched an olive branch and his right a bundle of arrows."
"No breaking and entering. Death by natural causes. It had been a thing of beauty."
"Rachel had plunged through the ice on a frozen pond when she was seven."
"Two thirds of this planet is covered with water, and sooner or later, you've got to learn to deal with it."
"Your father blessed me with you—a beautiful daughter—and for that I thank him."
"Marjorie Tench had been blessed with all the brains of a supercomputer—and the warmth of one, too."
"The relentless wind was apparently the product of heavy, cold air 'flowing' down the glacial face like a raging river downhill."
"NASA put it up a week and a half ago. Inflate the pieces, affix them to one another, connect the whole thing to the ice with pitons and wires."
"Panspermia is the theory that life was seeded here from another planet."
"I'm telling you, I went to Princeton postgrad with this guy, and he used to get lost in his own dorm."
"Each winter brings a heavy snowfall to the ice shelf, and each spring brings a partial thaw. So we see a new compression layer every season."
"As of today, the most popular modern myth of all time was no longer a myth."
"Men lie about sleeping with other women, but never about bioluminescent plankton."
"You're a survivor. You have to be. Promise me you'll find another love."
"I am not a meteorite specialist, sir. Shouldn't your staff be briefed by the administrator of NASA?"
"In Washington it was not at all uncommon for a White House employee, fearing his President was about to be ousted from office, to offer quiet favors to the apparent successor in hopes of securing power or another position after the changeover."
"I'm talking about NASA. You can be proud to know that your President, with apparent clairvoyant confidence, has made a point of standing beside NASA lately through thick and thin."
"Operating at a loss is one way NASA keeps its grip on space, the SFF lawyers accused. And taxpayers pick up the tab."
"You're right. This information arrived here as an unsolicited gift."
"I don't know what NASA's up to here, but I sure as hell don't appreciate being used as a pawn for their-"
"Of course it makes a difference. It's inadmissible in a hearing."
"Remember, your candidate is suggesting cuts all over the place-a lot of them right here in Washington."
"Space should be open for advertising the way every square inch of earth is open to advertising."
"Your body would make a final effort to conserve its remaining heat by shutting down all operations except the heart and respiration."
"We should put space exploration into the hands of the private sector where it belongs."
"I'll have to remember that. Wal-Mart was notorious for moving into a new territory, selling products below market value, and driving all local competition out of business."
"I need to get the GPR printout into the hands of the NRO… and soon."
"Every president's transition into the White House involves a private tour of three heavily guarded warehouses containing priceless collections of past White House furniture."
"Herney accepted the responsibility as an honor and did his best to instill in his staff the motivations to do whatever it took to get the job done."
"He's not even elected yet, and he's already selling out the White House!"
"My bet is President Herney is feeling so much pressure from Senator Sexton that he's decided the White House has no choice but to pull the plug on the International Space Station."
"The memories were coming back now in a torrent."
"That convenient software fix he just described is what allowed PODS to find the meteorite."
"Remove all assumptions, she told herself, forcing herself to reorganize her thoughts."
"Proof, she knew, was a conclusion built on a pyramid of facts."
"Sometimes all it takes to unravel something is a single strand."
"I'm not ready to lay down and die, senator. And I trust nor are you."
"She had always prided herself on good instincts and knowing whom she could trust."
"It's been one hell of a night over here, so just let me talk."
"Someone is lying to me. Of this I am certain."
"I'm not looking for a political meltdown any more than you are."
"Speak with care, please. I cannot guarantee this connection."
"We need to redirect. I'm concerned you may have a welcoming party."
"I recommend you exercise extreme caution until we know more."
"NASA continues to be a threat to national security."
"Security is expensive. Everyone in this room certainly realizes that NASA's security leaks are a result of underfunding."
"Peace on this planet will not be forged by military strength."
"You've probably heard of the controversial music file-sharing program called Napster?"
"You did not lie, sir, I did. And I will step down if-"
"Water and flames erupted beneath them. Bits of twisted metal flew in the air."
"With a surrendering crack, the stairs peeled away from the damaged strut and crashed into the sea."
"Eliminate all passengers. The controller's demands had been clear."
"This meteorite secret dies. Right here. Right now."
"Corky Marlinson was no longer at the helm of the Crestliner Phantom as it raced into the night."
"The Goya was directly off his port side, less than a half mile away."
"The controller gazed down from the Kiowa at the deck of the Goya and wondered how this could possibly have happened."
"I understand that you killed innocent people! I understand that you lied about the meteorite!"
"Kick with your feet, her mother's voice whispered."
"You should see the jellyfish mating ritual. Incredibly erotic."
"Women simply do not understand the true nature of power."
"Do what's right? You're just like your mother - idealistic and small."
"The truth is the truth. I will not presume to color your interpretation of these facts in any way."