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 e… - James S. A. Corey

Just once I’d like to be rewarded for my optimistic view of humanity.

If they kill us all, Drummer thought, this will be why. Not their technology, not their strategy, not the invisible cycle of history. It’ll be our inability to do anything without five committee meetings to talk about it.

I feel stupid," she said. "I really thought we were a scientific mission.
Aren't we?
She pointed one thumb toward the monitor. "That's not science. 'Light shit on fire and see what happens' isn't science. This is throwing dynamite into a pond to see if any fish float to the top.
So…natural philosophy?
Military bullshit. Solving every problem by trying to blow it up.