5 Quotes & Sayings By William R Forstchen

William R. Forstchen is the author of "The Last Templar" series of thrillers, the "Horn of Africa" thriller series with Daniel Silva, and several other novels. Born in New York City, he graduated from West Point in 1965, after which he served for five years in the Army. During his tenure, he was awarded the Bronze Star and the French Croix de Guerre Read more

Following his retirement from the Army, he went to work for a federal agency where he worked for twenty-five years before becoming a full-time writer.

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John’s standard maneuver to ask someone to help him, especially in a moment of crisis, William R. Forstchen
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She'd always talk about how great Gandhi was. I'd tell her the only reason Gandhi survived after his first protest was that he was dealing with the Brits. If Stalin had been running India, he'd of been dead in a second, his name forgotten. William R. Forstchen
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The moment of a fall from greatness often comes just when a people and a nation feel most secure. The cry "the barbarians are at the gates" too often comes as a terrifying bolt out of the blue, which is often the last cry ever heard. William R. Forstchen
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She and Ben chattered away to each other in the language of mothers with their toddlers; the two understood every word exchanged, while the rest of the world just listened, smiled, and didn’t understand a single word of the happy gibberish. William R. Forstchen