{"quotes":[{"text":"Speechless and very nearly panting, she fell back against the wall with a thump, knowing that if she lived to be ninety, she would still carry the searing mark of that kiss on her soul.'At last,' he murmured. 'A way to shut you up.' Christovao Santos (Chris), Sanctuary.","author":"Sharon K. Garner","tags":["brazil","children-s-book-illustrators","farming-in-brazil","mercenaries","romance","romantic-suspense"],"id":10656,"author_id":"Sharon+K.+Garner"},{"text":"You—“ Mr Bellstrode began, and then leaning forward and sinking his voice, “You would kill for money?”“Is there any other reason to? Well, I suppose there is revenge, but that, you know, never makes one feel as well as it should when it is all said and done. Money is a much better reward than retribution. Something substantial by way of compensation for emotional wrongs is much the best cure for an injured spirit. I do provide fatal retaliation for nothing when it is deserved, but as you are neither a poor helpless wretch nor the victim of national injustice, full payment is expected.","author":"Michelle Franklin","tags":["assassination","humour","mercenaries","murder","pirates"],"id":23666,"author_id":"Michelle+Franklin"},{"text":"Maxim 3: An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["explosives","humour","mercenaries","military","ordnance","rules-to-live-by"],"id":70616,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"Today, we have mercenaries in Africa, corporate armies from the western world, and unemployed men throughout the Middle East killing their own people - and people of other nations - for a paycheck. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work. So as long as money continues to seduce the hungry, the hopeless, the broken, the greedy, and the needy, there will always be war between brothers.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["capitalism","colonialism","devil","greedy","india","mercenaries","war"],"id":86502,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"Japanese people today think of money, just money: Where is our national spirit today? The Jieitai must be the soul of Japan. … The nation has no spiritual foundation. That is why you don’t agree with me. You will just be American mercenaries. There you are in your tiny world. You do nothing for Japan. … I salute the Emperor. Long live the emperor!","author":"Yukio Mishima","tags":["mercenaries","money","national-spirit","nihilism","patriotism","spirituality"],"id":115535,"author_id":"Yukio+Mishima"},{"text":"The most dangerous people in the world are not the tiny minority instigating evil acts, but those who do the acts for them. For example, when the British invaded India, many Indians accepted to work for the British to kill off Indians who resisted their occupation. So in other words, many Indians were hired to kill other Indians on behalf of the enemy for a paycheck. Today, we have mercenaries in Africa, corporate armies from the western world, and unemployed men throughout the Middle East killing their own people - and people of other nations - for a paycheck. To act without a conscience, but for a paycheck, makes anyone a dangerous animal. The devil would be powerless if he couldn't entice people to do his work. So as long as money continues to seduce the hungry, the hopeless, the broken, the greedy, and the needy, there will always be war between brothers.","author":"Suzy Kassem","tags":["army","bad","battlefield","british","brothers","capitalism","chaos","combat","conflict","conscience","corruption","countries","danger","dangerous","deeds","destruction","devil","divided","division","ethics","evil","evil-acts","evil-men","greedy","helpless","hopeless","humanity","hungry","india","indians","mankind","mercenaries","middle-east","middle-east-conflict","military","minority","money","nations","needy","peace","people","political-science","politics","profit","reasoning","seduce","sociology","united","unity","unrest","war","warring","wealth","wiked","world"],"id":125678,"author_id":"Suzy+Kassem"},{"text":"Oh, that's great. That way, when things have quieted down, and we come up for air, or money, or re-supply, we'll get a nice explosive package from him that says 'so nice to see you again' in a way that only multi-megaton yields can.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["captain","explosives","humour","mercenaries","sarcasm"],"id":152826,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"Are you done briefing the company yet?'We, um... Haven't gotten through the introductions yet.'Allow me: Time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, this is the mercenary company 'Tagon's Toughs.'Company, this is the time-traveling Kevyn Andreyasn, who will have become your captain thirty-two hours from now, as of seven weeks ago.Now, quick. Let's go save the galaxy while they're confused.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["confusion","heroics","humour","introductions","mercenaries","taking-charge","time-travel"],"id":164375,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"},{"text":"In medieval times, contrary to popular belief, most knights were bandits, mercenaries, lawless brigands, skinners, highwaymen, and thieves. The supposed chivalry of Charlemagne and Roland had as much to do with the majority of medieval knights as the historical Jesus with the temporal riches and hypocrisy of the Catholic Church, or any church for that matter. Generally accompanied by their immoral entourage or servants, priests, and whores, they went from tourney to tourney like a touring rock and roll band, sports team, or gang of South Sea pirates. Court to court, skirmish to skirmish, rape to rape. Fighting as the noble's substitution for work.","author":"Tod Wodicka","tags":["bandits","brigands","catholic-church","charlemagne","chivalry","highwaymen","jesus","knighthood","knights","medieval-life","mercenaries","noblemen","pirates","priests","rock-and-roll-bands","servants","skirmishes","sports-teams","thieves"],"id":194004,"author_id":"Tod+Wodicka"},{"text":"Air traffic control is going to have a steamy old fit on your dime, boy.They can get in line behind the police, the people whose cars we trashed, the Empire of Ob'enn, the Partnership Collective, and the Wormgate Corporation. Oh, and I think maybe some dark matter beasties from Andromeda.You 'think maybe'?-General Tagon \u0026 Captain Andreyasn.","author":"Howard Tayler","tags":["enemies","get-in-line","mercenaries","sci-fi","violence"],"id":230723,"author_id":"Howard+Tayler"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":19,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}