# Quote — Stephen King, The Drawing Of The Three

> Had he come this far just to die, then? He would not. And if he were to die in spite of his determination, he would die on his way to the Tower.

- Author: [Stephen King](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephen-king.md)
- Book: [The Drawing Of The Three](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephen-king/the-drawing-of-the-three.md)
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> “I love you, Eddie. You have tried so hard. Been so patient. So has he—” she nodded toward the place where the gunslinger lay propped against the rocks, watching. “– but he is a hard man to love.”

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> When it came to murder, Jack Mort was an equal-opportunity employer.

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> There ensued a short, violent struggle. The Gunslinger won, but it was a surprisingly hard go. In his way, Jack Mort was as divided as Odetta. He was not a schizophrenic as she was; he knew well enough what he did from time to time. But he kept his secret self—the part of him that was The Pusher—as carefully locked away as an embezzler might lock away his secret skim.

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