Jack Higgins Quotes & Sayings

A raving loony. She must be," Billy — Jack Higgins

I will never to the end of my days ever begin to understand my fellow human beings. — Jack Higgins

Human beings are not like they are portrayed in Hollywood. They are individuals who are a mixture of good and bad. — Jack Higgins

Words become meaningless, the mind cuts itself off from reality for a little while, a necessary breathing space until one is ready to cope. — Jack Higgins

The world was a bad joke dreamed up by the Almighty on an off-day. I've always felt myself that he probably had a hangover that morning. — Jack Higgins

tried to straighten it. "I must look a mess," she said and smiled. — Jack Higgins

A world at war is crazy enough for anything to be believable. — Jack Higgins

I realized fear one morning, with the blare of the fox hunter's sound. When they're all chasin' the poor bloody fox, 'tis safer to be dressed like the hound. — Jack Higgins

In wartime, everyone loves a soldier, and a wounded hero even more so. — Jack Higgins

He produced a black plastic box with a — Jack Higgins

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Baxter and Sam Hall. 'I'll have a large Scotch, I'm — Jack Higgins

I like when people question if the characters are really villains or protagonists. These types are very interesting to write about. — Jack Higgins

dropped into France to organize the Maquis in the Vosges Mountains. He did damned well, — Jack Higgins

My Irish passport makes me look like a chief of staff for the Provisional IRA. — Jack Higgins

My friend, you are truly yourself alone. God must have broken the mould after turning you out. — Jack Higgins

Let's hope that when you're coming down I'll be looking up. — Jack Higgins

Anyone who expects fairness in this life is seriously misinformed. — Jack Higgins

I really don't know why the Muslims do what they are doing. Those terrorists don't seem to have a moral code. — Jack Higgins

Sister Katherine smiled. 'Such arrogance. You did not choose God, Maria. He chose you. For you, as his servant, there is no such thing as choice. You must do what is right. You may do no other. — Jack Higgins

International terrorism needs money to keep going," Villiers said. "A great deal of money, not only for arms, which are expensive, but to fund operations. Drugs are a ready source of that kind of money, — Jack Higgins

up to fifty thousand pounds for Miller's death." VOLKOV OBVIOUSLY CALLED the Broker about it, too, because it wasn't much more — Jack Higgins

Well, let's put it this way, you'll be a major by nightfall or dead — Jack Higgins

THERE IS an old saying that in Belfast it rains five days out — Jack Higgins

shoulder again and she was laughing. "You can rot in hell, Dillon." Dillon said, "For God's sake, no," and half-slipped to the floor. "Now don't be silly, old friend, make it easy on yourself. Just get up." Which Dillon did, at the same time he was drawing the Colt from the ankle holster, ramming the muzzle into the side of Rupert Dauncey's head, and pulling the trigger. There was an explosion of bone fragments and blood, the hollow point cartridge doing its work, and Dauncey dropped the Walther and fell back against the side of the door. Dillon pushed and sent him out into space. He grabbed at the Airstair door and closed it. He turned and found that Kate Rashid had put the Eagle on automatic and was reaching for her purse. She took out a small pistol, but he lunged, wrestled it from her, and tossed it to the back of the plane. She was hysterical with rage and — Jack Higgins

The PIRA were clients, and their money was good, which was all that mattered, for he was never a man to make judgments. Sitting opposite — Jack Higgins

think the great American public would be pleased. — Jack Higgins

No deeper loneliness than the Samurai's. None but the tiger's in the jungle perhaps. He — Jack Higgins