Quotes from John Scalzi

Even if it rewards a murderer and a traitor.

So someone could just come up and kill me, and there would be no legal repercussions?" "Well, no," she said. "If someone were to murder you while you were legally dead, I believe that here in Ohio they could be tried for 'disturbing a corpse.

The sense you're where you're supposed to be, with someone you're supposed to be with.

Your pinky promises sit on a throne of lies," Tony said.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Since I was now officially legally dead on Earth and flying across the solar system in a spaceship, I guess I wasn't too far off.

I'm going to go pee. If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder." "Spoken like a true Boy Scout," Harry said. "A Boy Scout wouldn't need to pee as much as I do," I said. "Sure he would," Harry said. "Just give him sixty years.

it was designed to operate with minimal assistance from humans, who were without exception the moving part most likely to fail.

I've got the target and I need support. And a ride.:: ::Five minutes and you'll have both,:: Harvey said. ::Just don't rush me.:: ::I'm rushing you,::

And of course, just like in the movies, as soon as you mention that life is good, that means something needs to come by and sqaut one out on your life.

It's easier to be the aspirational leader when the thing you're building doesn't exist. But now it exists, and you're not aspirational anymore. Now you're just the chief bureaucrat. Bureaucrats don't inspire awe.

Liberals: The stupidest and weakest members of the political triumvirate, they allowed conservatives to turn their name into a slur against them, exposing them as the political equivalent of the kid who lets the school bully pummel him with his own fists (Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself. Stop hitting yourself).

I trust you," Dahl said. "Famous last words," Nick said

I'm trying to decide what I want to be when I grow up. A nice thing to wonder about when you're thirty." "I don't think it matters what age you are when you figure it out," Brous said. "I think the important thing is to figure it out before someone else tells you what you want to be, and they get it wrong.

It's not exactly surprising that staying sane is useful when trying to hit performance markers.

I'm a terrific boss, and I'll brutally sabotage the career of any underling who says different.

part, 'This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My rifle, without me, is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. And I will.

We're not military," Sharan said. "And I'm sure that will make a huge difference to whoever is attacking the base," Cainen said, and offered the gun to Sharan.

Word is that you're not all that popular on the committee. The word 'asshole' gets attached to you a lot." "I'm just being me.

The CDF doesn't operate on-planet

Not longer," I said. "Just, like I've always been here.

I'm guessing you thought I was way off on your political philosophy but right on the button about the other two. Just think about that for a while.

You may additionally tell him that Master Sergeant Antonio Ruiz has declared that you are not nearly the dipshit that most of your fellow recruits have turned out to be." "Thank you, Master Sergeant." "Don't let it go to your head, Private. You are still a dipshit. Just not a very big one." "Of course, Master Sergeant.

All the thinking about the steps beyond what we were directly doing. It never makes you happy. It never solves anything for you, right now.

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