Mentally filed the thought under horrifically inappropriate given the circumstances.
By not elaborating, he’d sort of told the truth. The fact was weirdly disturbing.
Back when they were young and, if not hopeful, at least more joyful in their fatalism.
And no one had so far been able to offer any scientific conclusions more compelling than Hmm. Weird.
You’ve grown up some since the first time we met, Fred said. Holden heard the sympathy in it. The consolation. It’s
You’re not staying behind, Holden said. You’re keeping the crew alive while I do something really stupid. It’s why we’re an awesome team. You’re the captain now. That’s a shit job and you know it.
You think somebody built those towers and structures and then just left? This whole planet is a murder scene. An empty apartment with warm food on the table and all the clothes still in the closets. T...
You look old, Fred. I feel old. But it’s better than the alternative.
Yes, ma’am, Soren said. But I was wondering whether you should alert the security service about your decision to clear the sergeant. They do like to be in the loop on that kind of thing. Meow meow cry...
What’s your doctorate in? she asked. Um. Structural biochemistry? Do you know what mine’s in? He shook his head for a change. Not structural biochemistry, she said gently. I
We don’t have permission to kill him, Bull said. A finger slips, think we can get forgiveness? Probably.
Under the best conditions, disasters and plagues did that. It wasn’t universally true. There would always be hoarders and price gouging, people who closed their doors to refugees and left them freezin...
This isn’t about good guys and bad guys, Anna said. Yes, we’ve picked sides now, because some of the actions they are about to take will have serious consequences for us, and we’re going to try to sto...
They were the people who thought it was a good idea to kill people who looked or acted differently against the people who didn’t.
There was no reason to think she would survive this. So she was surprised to notice that she was happy. Not the powerful, irrational, and dangerous joy of a euphoric attack, but a kind of pleasure and...
There was a woman I knew. Long time. She used to say you can’t judge anyone by what they say. You have to watch what they do. She said that. I recognize the irony.
There had to be a moment, some decision that you made, and before it, you were one person, and after it, someone else.
The whole voting thing had seemed like such a good idea when he’d first brought it up. After losing his first vote, not so much. They’d all be dead in two days, so at least it probably wouldn’t happen...
The ship name. It’s unusual. I swear, if I board one more ship named after someone’s kid or the girl they left behind after that magical weekend on Titan, I’m going to start fining people for general...
The people who have power over you are weak too. They shit and bleed and worry that their children don’t love them anymore. They’re embarrassed by the stupid things they did when they were young that...