Pendergast Quotes

Pendergast thought for a moment. Finally, his silvery eyes turned to her. "Failure is always useful."

"A nice thought. But personally? I think failure sucks." Gladstone slumped down in her chair, trying to get comfortable. After so many hours, it was difficult.

"The question failure asks is: what don't we know that we don't know?"

"Whoa, man," Lam said. "That's deep. ~ Douglas Preston

D'Agosta had long ago learned, when working with Pendergast, to never get caught without two things: a gun and a flashlight. ~ Douglas Preston

Already up to his waist in the quaking bog, Pendergast stopped struggling and stared up at his assassin. The icy glitter in the pale gray eyes spoke more eloquently of his hatred and despair than any words he might have spoken, and it shook Esterhazy to the core. ~ Douglas Preston

There was a pause while Pendergast considered this. I prefer hypocrisy to poverty. ~ Douglas Preston

- every single decent lead has gone to hell. I feel like I'm rolling a ball of shit up an endless mountain."
"My dear Vincent, Sisyphus would be proud. ~ Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child

There is a mountain range behind the town, called the Sierra de Sangre de Cristo. It means the 'Blood of Christ Mountains' in Spanish. ~ Douglas Preston

There is more in the world than is dreamt of in your philosophy, Doctor - or in the Merck Manual. ~ Douglas Preston

Spaces again. I guess one citation wasn't enough." Pendergast pulled out the previous ticket. "You mean this?" "That's right." Pendergast neatly tore it in half and tucked the pieces back into his pocket. The chief frowned. ~ Douglas Preston

On the rare occasions when my family talked about business, the subject was Kansas City's Boss Pendergast and his potential for muscling my dad's small gravel-and-sand operation. ~ Carol Loomis

Hezekiah Pendergast," Constance continued, "was the great-great-grandfather of Aloysius - and a first-rate mountebank. He began his career as a snake-oil salesman for traveling medicine shows and, over time, devised his own 'medicine': Hezekiah's Compound Elixir and Glandular Restorative. ~ Douglas Preston

We don't know a tenth of what there is to know," Mr. Pendergast said. "Why we don't even know a sixth. ~ Robert Morgan

God bless us, everyone," Smithback intoned. Margo punched him playfully. ~ Douglas Preston

A strange, pale figure emerged - Pendergast? - and she felt herself suddenly in his arms, lifted bodily as if she were a child again, her head cradled against his chest. She felt his shoulders began to convulse, faintly, regularly, almost as if he was weeping. But that was, of course, impossible, as Pendergast would never cry. ~ Douglas Preston

Hey, Margo, this looks like a big job. Why don't you send out for pizza? The best place in town is Antonio's. I recommend the green chili and pepperoni. Shall I fax the order now? ~ Douglas Preston