Quotes from William C. Dietz

Take a look around," the instructor had advised. "Ask yourself if there's anyone else who is better qualified to do the job. Not in the entire galaxy, but right there, at that point in time. If the answer is 'yes,' ask them to accept command, and do everything you can to support them. If the answer is 'no,' which it will be ninety-nine percent of the time, then take your best shot. That's all any of us can do.

First of all, the Captain rates the honorific 'sir.' You will render that honorific or I will plant my foot in your ass.

The goal was to defeat the enemy by limiting its ability to make good decisions.

Polluting his brain with a hunger so base that it would have made him vomit had he had any possession of his own body. The hunger was more than a desire for food, for sex or for power. The hunger was a vacuum, an endless vortex that consumed every thought, every impulse of who and what he was. He tried to scream but it wouldn't let him.

Life might be cheap on Terra ... but living wasn't.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI The Prince Standard year circa 1513

But Raynor wondered, should evil go unpunished just because it's wielded by someone in power? Was

Cortana's eyes glowed as she bent forward. "Piss off.

Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. —HUBERT H. HUMPHREY

Damn, damn, damn," as he felt something wet and warm puddle on his seat.

People weigh more after they die, or seem to, and it doesn't make sense. Life should have weight, and leave a body feeling lighter, like a canteen emptied of water.