He probed himself like a doctor searching for inflammation. Did it hurt here? Did he feel the loss there? He didn’t. There was only a sense of relief… - James S. A. Corey

Sometimes you don't get redeemed," she said, and here voice made it clear she'd thought about the question. Tired and strong at the same time. "Not every stain comes out. Sometimes you do something bad enough that you carry the consequences for the rest of your life and take the regrets to the grave. That's your happy ending.

That says more about you than about the reality of things.

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.