“ Hey, you know what, basing an entire system of social, political and economic control on the vague, all-too-easily misinterpreted words of a single person claiming divine inspiration is probably not a… John Scalzi
“ Well, that's science fiction television for you, though, Abnett said. Someone's got to be the red shirt. John Scalzi
“ Two classics stuck with them. Ender’s Game delighted them all; here were soldiers who were just like them, except smaller. The main character was even bred to fight alien species like they were. The n… John Scalzi
“ This is the last time I would ever visit the cemetery or my wife's grave, but I didn't want to expend too much effort in trying to remember it. As I said, this is the place where she's never been anyt… John Scalzi
“ That’s the human brain, Attavio VI said. It creates patterns when there aren’t any. Imagines causality when there is none. Imagines a narrative where none exists. It’s in the design of the brain itsel… John Scalzi
“ Teenagers can be idiotic and stupid, but teenagers also model their behavior from the signals they get from adults. John Scalzi
“ Part of me was once someone you loved—she sent. I think that part of me wants to be loved by you again, and wants me to love you as well. I can’t be her. I can just be me. But I think you could love m… John Scalzi
“ It’s not a bad idea. It’s a terrible idea, Oi said. It just has the advantage of being better than the other option. John Scalzi
“ If you’re the best that the Earth has got to offer, it’s time we bend over and get a tentacle right up the ass. John Scalzi
“ I have to tell him that the sheep we’re looking for is a woman who runs a pet store, Creek said. I think telling him his younger brother’s been resurrected as a computer program might be a little much… John Scalzi
“ I don’t know Mr. Wilson to any degree—I am one of those who knew him best for creating the source material for Life Force, which was a terrible movie—but my wish for him was that he lived the sort of… John Scalzi
“ Did she tell you I set puppies on fire, too? Vann asked. She did not, I said. It may have been implied. John Scalzi
“ Breakfast was amazing, and I say that having been married to a woman who could make a breakfast spread that would have made Gandhi stop a fast. John Scalzi
“ At least one tribe, the Geln, strongly opposed attacking the Colonial Union, since humans were reasonably strong, distressingly tenacious and not especially principled when they felt threatened. John Scalzi
“ At dinner members of the 8th enthusiastically told each other to pass the fucking salt, you fucking sack of shit, until Brahe told them to quit that goddamn shit, cocksuckers, because it got old prett… John Scalzi
“ Are we there yet? I asked Joshua. No, Joshua said. Are we there yet? I said. No. Are we there yet? No. Are we there yet? Yes, Joshua said. Stop the car. John Scalzi
