He found himself crafting the role of Governor Rittenaur as if he were acting a part in a play. He had come to notice when his own impulses were diff… - James S. A. Corey

All of them do what they think is right, and tell themselves that they’re moral people with the strength to do the necessary things, however terrible they seem at the time. Every atrocity that has been done to us had someone behind it who thought what they did was justified. And here I am. A moral person with the strength to do this. Because it’s justified.

Ashford has only ever done a right thing because he’s afraid of being embarrassed. He’s a pretty uniform surrounding vacuum. And you can’t rely on that.

“Thanks for everything,” she said to the universe, as if it had been at the host of a particularly good party that was just winding down.