He was a frustrated romantic, a thing often mistaken for skepticism. - Steve Perry

He thought about the killing he’d seen, about his final participation in the slaughter on Maro. It still made him want to vomit, the thought of all those people ceasing to exist. Many religions had it that there was another life, another existence following the one known, but Khadaji held no faith in that idea. Maybe so, maybe not. It would be nice, but until it was proven, a person should make the best of his or her time on the physical plane.

Shoot at us, we will nuke you all and let God sort out your radioactive dust.

Who you are comes from who you were. You can’t escape your past; it follows you like a shadow.