If Miller had ever been called upon to describe her, the phrase deceptive coloration would have figured in. - James S. A. Corey

It’d be a better world if there was always at least one right answer instead of a basket of fucked.

They fought and worked and devised intricate plans to buy more time. Basia had no doubt that they’d work just as hard to keep each other alive for even a few more minutes. It wasn’t something he’d ever had to think about before. But it did seem to be a microcosm of everything in life. No one lived forever. But you fought for every minute you could get. Bought a little more with a lot of hard work.

Computers, it seemed, could be programmed to do almost anything but sense when someone was up to no good.