That was somewhere between a guess and a metaphor, but it helped her to think about it. - James S. A. Corey

If life transcends death, then I will seek for you there. If not, then there too.

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.

Traveling between the planets had never eliminated murder. So many highly evolved primates in the same box for months on end, a certain death rate had to be expected.