It is true that we do not feel the movement of the earth, but by admitting its immobility we arrive at absurdity, while by admitting its motion (which we do not feel) we arrive at laws, so also in his...
Is that possible? the duty officer said, her voice small and tight. Only if you define ‘possible’ as things that have already happened, Naomi said, not turning to look at her.
In the middle column, the colony ships she and her fleet had taken: the Bedyadat Jadida, out of Luna. The John Galt and the Mark Watney, out of Mars. The
If people call me names, they do. I’m just trying to make it a little harder for people to feel comfortable killing each other.
I've got a bunch of plumbers with rifles I could put on a shuttle. The bridge went quiet.
I'm getting a medal for falling into a pressure hatch, sacrificing an arm and a leg to keep seven sailors from being trapped in a compromised part of the ship. I was unconscious at the time, but that...
I think we need to leave now, Holden said, fear making the words come fast. Like now now. Not later now.
I love you very much, Avasarala said. Knowing you has let me bear the unbearable. Arjun
I love the period of rotation. Thirty hours. You can get in a full day’s work, stay up getting drunk at the saloon, and still get a full night’s sleep. I don’t know why we didn’t think of this back ho...
I hope he knows what he’s doing, trusting delicate work like this to agents of chaos like us. Amos
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 can get you some stimulants if you’d like, but there’s no coffee. Right, Holden said. No coffee. This is a terrible, terrible planet. Show me how to make everyone better.
Husband and wife seems like a less interesting and committed relationship than Holden and Naomi
Huh, Amos said over the ship system. That is super creepy.
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...
Holden shot him in the throat. Somewhere in his brain stem, Detective Miller nodded in approval.
History, Michio believed, was a long series of surprises that seemed inevitable in retrospect.
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.
Hey, Alex said, his voice thoughtful. If we made those nukes stop listening, that means we can’t shut ’em down, right? Wonder where Fred’s going to drop those. Hell if I know, Amos said. Just disarmed...
Her system chirped, a polite little pop like someone snapping bamboo.