Fast is good," said the Iceman. "Accurate is better." He paused again. "And knowing when not to shoot is better still. - Mike Resnick

A moral assassin," she said with an amused smile.
"Not everyone gets into this business because they like to kill people," he replied.
"Then why do you do it?"
"Because I find all forms of business distasteful," answered Chandler. "This one pays me enough so that I don't have to work very often.

You never did tell me why you became a bounty hunter."
"I'd been a terrorist for twelve years. The only thing I knew how to do really well was kill people.

What this embassy needs is more killers and less bureaucrats.