He was her best friend, but he was terrible husband material. After his second failure at it Bobbie pointed out that if he just wanted something to hurt, she could break his arm for him and save every...
He wore his age like a statement that fighting the ravages of time and mortality was beneath his notice.
He wouldn’t miss the planet, but he would miss the people. Just like always.
Her mind wandered a little bit during the slow moments. Human violence as a kind of fractal—self-similar on all scales from bar fight to system-wide war. The buildup of insults and lost face that swel...
Her system chirped, a polite little pop like someone snapping bamboo.
He’d been driven by his fear to become someone else. Someone who handled fear by turning it into violence.
His lieutenant chuckled. Here, kiddies, the lieutenant said. We blew the shit out of your station, have some free MREs and UN Marine sticker books. Fred didn’t laugh.
History itself was a massive n=1 study, irreproducible. It was what made it so difficult to learn from. After
History was drenched in blood. But it also had cooperation and kindness, generosity, intermarriage.
History was drenched in blood.
Holden had once dated a Buddhist who said that death was merely a different state of being, and people only feared the unknown that lay behind that transition. Death without warning was preferable, as...
Holden rose, nodded to Fred, and left. Naomi walked at his side. Wow, that was close, she said under her breath. Once they’d left the office, Holden said, I think Fred was half a second from ordering...
Holden's an idiot, but he's not stupid. If he realizes he's being watched, he'll start broadcasting pictures of all our Ganymede sources or something. Do not underestimate his capacity to fuck things...
Holy shit, Holden said. Did you just magic that door open?
How the fuck do you keep your hair like that? I look like a hedgehog’s been humping my skull.
Huh, Amos said over the ship system. That is super creepy.
I am declaring this vessel in violation of laws and standards, Avasarala said. Cotyar, you’re witness to that. As you say, ma’am. All right, then. Bobbie. Get me control of this fucking ship.
I don’t believe war ever does. It’s a madness that’s in our nature. Sometimes it recurs; sometimes it subsides. Sounds like a disease. The herpes simplex of the species?
I don’t understand, Holden said. If you didn’t do this, then who did?See now, that’s a good question, on several levels. Depending on what you mean by ‘this.
I have killed, but I am not a killer because a killer is a monster, and monsters aren’t afraid.
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