And here we are, in the middle, surrounded by a sea of stars.A million suns.Any of them could hold a planet. Any of them could hold a home.But all of them are out of reach. [p.218]
That was before I'd started thinking about how life stuck on a ship wouldn't be so bad if Elder walked around pantless more.
You want to just dump me in space? My voice is low, but not for long. It's not like I've done anything wrong! I didn't wake myself up, you know!Eldest shrugs. It would be by far the simplest solution....
You could have valued our lives more than your secrets.
What matters right now is this: we're each of us standing here, together, alive, together.
We wanted to protect some planets that the Empire wanted to destroy. Not outright, not even the Empire’s that evil.
Un líder no fabrica peones, sino personas
The first cause of discord is difference. There is no religion on Godspeed. We all speak the same language. We're all monoethnic. And because we are not different, we don't fight. Remember the Crusade...
Tengo la sensación de que los sueños se me han amontonado en la cabeza durante siglos; pero los sueños son así, en ellos el tiempo no es real.
Old people die. It's what they do. ~ Amy
Nunca me di cuenta de lo importante que era el cielo hasta que me quedé sin él.
It's hard to think about all the bad when she reminds me of all that's good.
I will do anything to make her happy again, so I give her the stars.
I think his chutz is up, don't you?
Doc begs me for the wires to fix the pump.We should at least keep putting the hormones in the water, he insists, so that they don't start mating with relatives.Most people don't want to commit incest,...
Because we can say them or not; it doesn’t matter. What is in our hearts is real whether we name it or let it exist only in darkness and silence.
A splatter of rain on my skin, but its bright and sunny under the blue sky and Jason's there, and we almost kiss but everything changes and were at that party where we met.
¿Qué pasaría si estuviese en la Tierra y no en esta dichosa nave? Si hubiese conocido a Elder en el instituto, en un bar o en una cita a ciegas; si hubiese podido elegir entre Elder y cualquier otro c...
When I get to my room, the first thing I do is punch the button that operates the blind over the window. The room dims. Good. I want darkness. ~Amy
This is the secret of the stars. In the end, we are alone no matter how close you seem, no one else can touch you. Maybe the secret of the stars has nothing to do with being alone.