米克·赫伦作品
幽灵街区经典语录
1 、Guns didn’t worry Patrice much, or not ones he could see, anyway. Ones he could see were there for effect; they were for pointing while people shouted, and they always shouted the same thing: hands up, on the ground, assume the position. But there was no fallback. The people who wanted you to lie on the ground weren’t going to shoot you if you didn’t, because if they were the type to shoot you, they wouldn’t be telling you to lie on the ground. They’d be shooting you. 2 、It was a mostly one-sided conversation that took place in the corridor: Taverner—Lady Di, though not to her face—listening, nodding, asking questions. There were no windows here, but a set of glass doors offered a reflection, and she adjusted the fit of her jacket as she listened, brushed lint from her lapel. Her hair was chestnut brown, naturally curly, shorter than ever. The odd grey stranger had been making an appearance, and she found them easier to weed out of a neater crop. Just one of life’s many battles. 3 、Us poor working saps in debt to our eyeballs, a never-ending mortgage, and bills papering the walls; barely enough spare cash for a cup of coffee, but shouldering game-changing amounts of life insurance. I could keel over right here right now, and the death-in-service payout would solve all my problems. The house would be free and clear; money left over to see the kids through university. Best thing all round, except for being dead. But that’s going to happen sooner or later, so why not here at my desk? . . .
伦敦规则经典语录
1 、只要一枪。如果他继续顽抗,她完全有把握把子弹射入他的眼睛。或者他可以选择放下武器,不过必须是现在。如果她再向前一步,她的枪口就将抵上他的额头。他又瞥了一眼自己手里的枪,摇了摇头,似乎在否认现实、否认当下,抑或是否认自己此时此刻出现在此地的事实。她应该立刻杀了他。趁他记起自己之前。趁他再次给阿伯茨菲尔德带来死亡之前。她的枪口已经接触到了他的皮肤。“我一直朝天射击。”他告诉她。雪莉伸手抓住他的枪,他则乖乖地松开了手。这时,她身后的大门被撞开,教堂里再次人声鼎沸。 2 、正午伴随着钟声到来,因为这里是伦敦,而伦敦是一座钟声之城。从市中心到破破烂烂的荒郊野外,叮当作响的钟声分割了日夜:或振聋发聩,或清脆悦耳,或低沉哀伤。尖塔和钟楼,教堂和市政厅,相互交叠的钟声标志着时光流逝的日常。在热浪之中,在不远不近处微微闪光的薄雾之上,钟声的行迹似乎依稀可见。伴随钟声的还有其他设备的唱和:街角和珠宝店上方的时钟,摇摇晃晃地奏出正点的鸣响,尽管往往对时不准,或快或慢。不过总有一个时刻,所有报时声都一齐奏响。或者说,我们可以假装,每当午夜或正午到来,整个城市都会难得地异口同声。不过即便事实果真如此,短暂的整齐划一也稍纵即逝,此起彼伏的嘈杂转瞬间便重新站稳脚跟;争执、责骂、宽慰、谈笑;对冰激凌入口的渴望,对爱人回头的乞求;拿出零钱与寻求支持;各种声响彼此交错、碰撞,形成一段混杂着欣喜与埋怨,幸福与背叛,大悲小痛和意外之喜的永恒交响。每一日都一如今日,既循规蹈矩,又独一无二。而今日一如明日,永远不同,又一成不变。 3 、而眼下,伦敦陷入备战状态。武警巡查街巷固然令人不快,但已经司空见惯的自由——行走街道,真面示人,或在公共场合牵手——终究并非没有代价。在此之前,安宁无事的太平日子已经过了数月。但近来形势太过严峻,无论在伦敦还是在全国各地,人群聚集之处无不笼罩着死难者的阴影,这才有了今日武警走上街头的场面。威斯敏斯特教堂周边,金属路障阻塞了人行道,伦敦市民和游客们聚集在路障外,共同悼念阿伯茨菲尔德惨案死难者:因为阿伯茨菲尔德血案可能在任何地方发生,伦敦也不例外。这便是伦敦和其姐妹城市学到的教训:仇恨犯罪会腐蚀人的灵魂,但被腐蚀灵魂的也只有犯罪之人。只要悲悼同胞的人们能站在一起,哪怕他们各自的钟声只有片刻的协调统一,灵魂便可以免受仇恨的浸染。于是人们聚在一起等待着,武警警官审视地打量着刚刚挤入人群的人们,十二点的钟声响起又停止,下午开始了。

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米克·赫伦

米克·赫伦作品: 《幽灵街区》 《伦敦规则》
米克·赫伦简介:

米克·赫伦,一九六三年生于英国纽卡斯尔,英国间谍小说巨匠、著名悬疑小说作家。他毕业于牛津大学最古老、最负盛名的贝利奥尔学院,获得英语学士学位。代表作为“流人”系列。该系列目前已出版八部,前五部已改编为APPLE TV大爆剧集《流人》,由奥斯卡影帝加里·奥德曼领衔主演,新生代人气演员杰克·劳登倾情加盟,携一众英伦戏骨精彩飙戏,演绎后冷战时代的失意间谍群像,写就... (更多)

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