Ch. 43.
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You have to ration your opponents' victories. You have to mete them out, slowly and meanly. You have to make your opponents subliminally grateful for every little bit of compliance. That way you get away with giving up ten small losses a day, rather than ten big ones.
— Lee Child
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About Lee Child
James D. "Jim" Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series about an American former Military Policeman named Jack Reacher who is wandering the United States in search of redemption.
About Lee Child
James D. "Jim" Grant (born 29 October 1954), primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels, and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series about an American former Military Policeman named Jack Reacher who is wandering the United States in search of redemption.
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