What had been inexplicable became inevitable.
We’re little people in big times, yeah?
We’re all going to lose each other eventually, and that’s been true since before we were a crew. That’s what being born means. Everything else is just specifics.
There was justice to be had. He just couldn’t afford it.
The damage to her body, the wear and the weariness, were all products of conscious, determined choices made by a girl she hadn’t been in decades. She carried the weight of those decisions like a sack...
That wasn't political, she said. He's a performance artist.
Strong believer in doing what needs to get done.
Since this used to be a Martian ship, I thought maybe you’d have reloads that would fit our racks. Sure, Captain Tseng said without a moment’s hesitation. I’ll have the destroyer Sally Ride pull along...
She was going to see a world in the aftermath of utter disaster, but she would still see it. And the state of nature was always recovering from the last disaster. Stop,
Say what you will about organized crime, at least it’s organized.
Same here, Cap'n, Amos said. I got a lot of past in my past.
Platinum, iron, and titanium from the Belt. Water from Saturn, vegetables and beef from the big mirror-fed greenhouses on Ganymede and Europa, organics from Earth and Mars. Power cells from Io, Helium...
People used to think gold was worth fightin’ over, and that shit gets made by every supernova, which means pretty much every planet around a G2 star will have some. Stars burn through lithium as fast...
Ouch. Fuck. What’s that, Chief? Alex asked. Nothing. Just went a hundred kph when twenty would have done,
One more chance to try being the person that the situation called for instead of just herself.
No monkey ever reheated a frozen burrito. So
Mr. Dowd, Miller said. What I am about to do to you is literally the only bright spot in my day. If you could see your way clear to resisting arrest, I’d really appreciate it. Harry?
Miller was staring at him like an entomologist trying to figure out exactly where the pin went.
Liev Andropoulous! the boy shouted. You are under arrest for racketeering, slavery, and murder! You are not required to participate in questioning without the presence of an attorney or union represen...
Later, Amos said, when you’re wishing we had this stuff, I am going to be merciless in my mockery. And then we’ll die. Holden