James S. A. Corey Quotes

pen name of SF writing duo Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck

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is the joint pen name of Daniel Abraham and , American science fiction authors, screenwriters and television producers, best known for their space opera series The Expanse.

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Also Known As: Jimmy Corey

Alternative Names: James S.A. Corey • JSAC

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Primary mission is fucked, but secondary is a win.
A moral victory, I guess," Bobbie sighed.
You know who talks about moral victories?" Jillian asked as she floated out of the room. "The team that lost.

You mean what did you let yourself in for?
Yeah.
Too late to turn back now.
I know. I'm just not feeling great.
You want bullshit happy mouth noises, or the truth.
Bullshit happy mouth noises.
It's great," Miller said without missing a beat. "It's having a long restful sleep full of interesting, vivid dreams.
A cramp ran through Jim's gut, sharp as a screwdriver. "You're right. That does sound great," he said through clenched teeth. "I really think I'm going to like that.

Are you sure it was him?" Teresa asked.
Provable? No. Silly to assume anything different? Yes. At this point I'd need evidence that it wasn't Duarte before I'd entertain it seriously. I hear hoofbeats, I'm still thinking horses at this point.

Routine was what kept the darkness at bay, when anything did.

Right," Holden said. "No coffee. This is a terrible, terrible planet.

The universe owed her a little slice of luck like that.

Sometimes when we make these distinctions, we’re really creating them more than describing anything that’s already there.

All bluster, no balls.

But in the thousands of systems where life had solved the complex problem of defying entropy, there were only so many shapes. Sometimes weird shit was going to look familiar. An enemy alien was going to look like a tree or a vulva or a bird because there were too many things and not enough room in design space for all of them. ...
Maybe the wars were about that as much as anything. Who got to keep what shapes. Who got to define what they meant.

Trashy people puke," Tilly said. "Ladies are unwell.

No one asked after Dr. Cortázar. That, Teresa had come to understand, was one of the unwritten rules. When someone disappears, don’t ask why.

Holden’s a decent person. Decent people have trouble with murdering children.

Nothing humans can touch goes unmodified.

It was as easy as keying in a door code. Somehow he felt that arming fusion bombs to detonate around him should have been more difficult.

Realizing you’ve got shit on your fingers is the first step toward washing your hands.