Donald Hamilton Quotes & Sayings

She added, "Washington is the city of the soft heads and the chicken hearts. — Donald Hamilton

Being hove to in a long gale is the most boring way of being terrified I know. — Donald Hamilton

When you act like a nice guy, everyone examines your motives with a microscope. When you act like a conscienceless louse, they generally take you at face value. — Donald Hamilton

My job is defending the people and to hell with the laws. Your job is defending the laws and to hell with the people. — Donald Hamilton

Always call them 'Sir.' They aren't any harder to kill later! — Donald Hamilton

I learned that Nordic beer comes in three grades of potency. The lowest grade is apparently a kind of beer-flavored soft drink that can safely be fed to babies; the highest is, to hear them tell it, loaded with atom juice. It sounded worth investigating, but when I asked for it I was regretfully informed that the place couldn't supply it, since their license didn't extend to such violent stuff. I had to settle for Grade Two, known as ordinary pilsener. — Donald Hamilton

Because our agriculture is so spread out, that makes it vulnerable. Our food gets transported a number of times and very widely. — Donald Hamilton

Certainly, if the world ever is saved, it'll be by somebody young enough not to know that it can't be done. — Donald Hamilton

The girl whispered, "I'm dying, aren't I?" "I should hope so," I said. "If not, we'll have to send my associate back to marksmanship school. — Donald Hamilton