I mean, I’m all for forgiveness and bygones being bygones, but it’s easier to stomach that after the assholes are all dead.” - James S. A. Corey

He cut the connection before she could answer. Long goodbyes weren’t anyone’s strong suit.

I try to do the right thing, Holden. But there are times when it's not obvious what that is.
I agree with you," Holden said. "Right up to the part where you tell me this is one of those times.

The aliens that sent the protomolecule hadn’t needed to destroy humanity. They’d given humans the opportunity to destroy themselves, and as a species, they’d leaped on it.