If you told me the only way to get out of being stabbed in the throat was to get kicked in the groin, I'd take the kick any day of the week. I'd beg for that kick.
The Eagle Has Flown by Jack Higgins, November 1, 1991, Pocket edition, Mass Market Paperback in English
About the author (1991) Jack Higgins is among the world's most popular authors. Since the publication of The Eagle Has Landed -- one of the biggest selling thrillers of all time -- every novel he has written has become an international bestseller, including Day of Reckoning and Midnight Runner.