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James S.A. Corey Quote: “Well, mostly I’m a mechanic. But the idea that the UN has a file on me somewhere that lists me as the Rocinante’s killer? That’s kind of awesome.”

351. “Well, mostly I’m a mechanic. But the idea that the UN has a file on me somewhere that lists me as the Rocinante’s killer? That’s kind of awesome.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Fred’s vacuum-rated armor protected him from the smell of viscera, but it reported it to him as a slight increase in atmospheric methane levels. The stench of death reduced to a data point.”

352. “Fred’s vacuum-rated armor protected him from the smell of viscera, but it reported it to him as a slight increase in atmospheric methane levels. The stench of death reduced to a data point.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “Only here on Earth, where food grew on its own, where air was just a by-product of random untended plants, where resources lay thick on the ground, could a person actually choose not to do anything at all. There was enough extra created by those who felt the need to work that the surplus could feed the rest. A world no longer of the haves and the have-nots, but of the engaged and the apathetic.”

353. “Only here on Earth, where food grew on its own, where air was just a by-product of random untended plants, where resources lay thick on the ground, could a person actually choose not to do anything at all. There was enough extra created by those who felt the need to work that the surplus could feed the rest. A world no longer of the haves and the have-nots, but of the engaged and the apathetic.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “If someone is ready to accept Christ, it doesn’t take much effort on my part to help them. If they aren’t, no amount of hectoring them does any good. So why try?”

354. “If someone is ready to accept Christ, it doesn’t take much effort on my part to help them. If they aren’t, no amount of hectoring them does any good. So why try?”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “He was in ruins, but it was okay, because he was dying.”

355. “He was in ruins, but it was okay, because he was dying.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “There was justice to be had. He just couldn’t afford it.”

356. “There was justice to be had. He just couldn’t afford it.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “You all right?” He smiled. “Why do you ask?” “Because you’re not all right,” she said.”

357. “You all right?” He smiled. “Why do you ask?” “Because you’re not all right,” she said.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “This isn’t about good guys and bad guys,” Anna said. “Yes, we’ve picked sides now, because some of the actions they are about to take will have serious consequences for us, and we’re going to try to stop them. But what you’re doing is demonizing them, making them the enemy. The problem with that is that once we’ve stopped them and they can’t hurt us anymore, they’re still demons. Still the enemy.”

358. “This isn’t about good guys and bad guys,” Anna said. “Yes, we’ve picked sides now, because some of the actions they are about to take will have serious consequences for us, and we’re going to try to stop them. But what you’re doing is demonizing them, making them the enemy. The problem with that is that once we’ve stopped them and they can’t hurt us anymore, they’re still demons. Still the enemy.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “He’d been driven by his fear to become someone else. Someone who handled fear by turning it into violence.”

359. “He’d been driven by his fear to become someone else. Someone who handled fear by turning it into violence.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “Those kids? They’re illegal, but they don’t just vanish, not.”

360. “Those kids? They’re illegal, but they don’t just vanish, not.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “She tapped the red dot on the map that was the Tempest. “Anything you can do, I can do better.”

361. “She tapped the red dot on the map that was the Tempest. “Anything you can do, I can do better.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Humanity had come as far as it had in a haze of war, sickness, violence, and genocide. History was drenched in blood. But it also had cooperation and kindness, generosity, intermarriage. The one didn’t come without the other, and Holden had to take comfort in that. The sense that however terrible humanity’s failings were, there was still a little more in them worth admiring.”

362. “Humanity had come as far as it had in a haze of war, sickness, violence, and genocide. History was drenched in blood. But it also had cooperation and kindness, generosity, intermarriage. The one didn’t come without the other, and Holden had to take comfort in that. The sense that however terrible humanity’s failings were, there was still a little more in them worth admiring.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “In Amos’ experience the more dangerous any two people were, the more carefully polite their social interactions tended to be.”

363. “In Amos’ experience the more dangerous any two people were, the more carefully polite their social interactions tended to be.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “Will you be back?” Lydia said. She hadn’t meant to, because she knew in her heart, in her bones, and deeper than that what the answer was. Timmy smiled at her for the last time. I take it back, she thought. Kill him. Kill the boy. Kill everyone else in the world. Shoot babies in the head and dance on their bodies. Any atrocity, any evil, is justified if it keeps you from leaving me.”

364. “Will you be back?” Lydia said. She hadn’t meant to, because she knew in her heart, in her bones, and deeper than that what the answer was. Timmy smiled at her for the last time. I take it back, she thought. Kill him. Kill the boy. Kill everyone else in the world. Shoot babies in the head and dance on their bodies. Any atrocity, any evil, is justified if it keeps you from leaving me.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Lopez reached into his pocket, took out a small packet of white lozenges, and popped one into his mouth. He didn’t offer one to Holden. Lopez’s pupils contracted to tiny points as he sucked the lozenge. Focus drugs. He’d be watching every tic of Holden’s face during questioning. Tough to lie to.”

365. “Lopez reached into his pocket, took out a small packet of white lozenges, and popped one into his mouth. He didn’t offer one to Holden. Lopez’s pupils contracted to tiny points as he sucked the lozenge. Focus drugs. He’d be watching every tic of Holden’s face during questioning. Tough to lie to.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “It was normal to sacrifice animals. Rats, pigeons, pigs. Dogs. Chimpanzees. Biology had always suffered the cognitive push-pull of proving that humans were just another kind of animal while at the same time claiming to be morally different in kind.”

366. “It was normal to sacrifice animals. Rats, pigeons, pigs. Dogs. Chimpanzees. Biology had always suffered the cognitive push-pull of proving that humans were just another kind of animal while at the same time claiming to be morally different in kind.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “We’re not people,” he said. “We’re the stories that people tell each other about us.”

367. “We’re not people,” he said. “We’re the stories that people tell each other about us.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Tilly screamed. Anna’s shocked brain only registered annoyance at the sound. Really, when had someone screaming ever solved a problem?”

368. “Tilly screamed. Anna’s shocked brain only registered annoyance at the sound. Really, when had someone screaming ever solved a problem?”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “When people don’t know anything,” Amos said, “they love having meetings to talk about it.”

369. “When people don’t know anything,” Amos said, “they love having meetings to talk about it.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Saying ‘no problem’ is a sure sign that everything is about to go terribly wrong,” Han said.”

370. “Saying ‘no problem’ is a sure sign that everything is about to go terribly wrong,” Han said.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Did he kill anyone?” Erich asked. When neither guard answered, he said, “Then he’s still being polite.”

371. “Did he kill anyone?” Erich asked. When neither guard answered, he said, “Then he’s still being polite.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “The pachinko machines lit them blue and green and shrieked in artificial delight.”

372. “The pachinko machines lit them blue and green and shrieked in artificial delight.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “That seemed to be the human pattern – reach out to the unknown and then make it into the sort of thing you left in the first place.”

373. “That seemed to be the human pattern – reach out to the unknown and then make it into the sort of thing you left in the first place.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “He had to restrain himself from stroking the stainless steel cover while it made gentle percolating noises.”

374. “He had to restrain himself from stroking the stainless steel cover while it made gentle percolating noises.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “It was intentional and inhuman. It was like seeing the face of God and finding no compassion there.”

375. “It was intentional and inhuman. It was like seeing the face of God and finding no compassion there.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “Wars never ended because one side was defeated. They ended because the enemies were reconciled. Anything else was just a postponement of the next round of violence.”

376. “Wars never ended because one side was defeated. They ended because the enemies were reconciled. Anything else was just a postponement of the next round of violence.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “All this has happened because someone saw an opportunity that no one else did. They had the audacity to strike where no one else would even have considered an attack. That’s the power of audacity, and if a general is lucky and strong-minded, they can take that advantage and keep the enemy on their back foot forever.”

377. “All this has happened because someone saw an opportunity that no one else did. They had the audacity to strike where no one else would even have considered an attack. That’s the power of audacity, and if a general is lucky and strong-minded, they can take that advantage and keep the enemy on their back foot forever.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “You killed Dresden,” Fred said. “That’s a problem.” “It needed to happen.” “I’m not sure it did,” Fred replied, but his voice was careful. Testing. Miller smiled, a little sadly. “That’s why it needed to happen,” he said. The small, coughing laugh told Miller that Fred understood him.”

378. “You killed Dresden,” Fred said. “That’s a problem.” “It needed to happen.” “I’m not sure it did,” Fred replied, but his voice was careful. Testing. Miller smiled, a little sadly. “That’s why it needed to happen,” he said. The small, coughing laugh told Miller that Fred understood him.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “And the moral high ground is a lovely place,” Marwick said, as if he were agreeing. “It won’t stop a missile, though. It won’t alter the trajectory of a gauss round. What.”

379. “And the moral high ground is a lovely place,” Marwick said, as if he were agreeing. “It won’t stop a missile, though. It won’t alter the trajectory of a gauss round. What.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “I actually read history. It’s like reading prophecy, you know.”

380. “I actually read history. It’s like reading prophecy, you know.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “As soon as we get the place secure, I’ll get in touch,” Miller said. “Okay, but don’t take too long. If Thoth Station has a whorehouse left standing, I’m going to need help prying Amos out of it.”

381. “As soon as we get the place secure, I’ll get in touch,” Miller said. “Okay, but don’t take too long. If Thoth Station has a whorehouse left standing, I’m going to need help prying Amos out of it.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Things change,” Alex said. “And they don’t change back,” she.”

382. “Things change,” Alex said. “And they don’t change back,” she.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “After dinner, Holden took a long, slow tour of his new ship. He opened every door, looked in every closet, turned on every panel, and read every readout. He stood in engineering next to the fusion reactor and closed his eyes, getting used to the almost subliminal vibration she made. If something ever went wrong with it, he wanted to feel it in his bones before any warning ever sounded.”

383. “After dinner, Holden took a long, slow tour of his new ship. He opened every door, looked in every closet, turned on every panel, and read every readout. He stood in engineering next to the fusion reactor and closed his eyes, getting used to the almost subliminal vibration she made. If something ever went wrong with it, he wanted to feel it in his bones before any warning ever sounded.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “You ever wondered why I leave as soon as anyone else shows up?” “I’m special?” “Yeah, I wouldn’t go that far.”

384. “You ever wondered why I leave as soon as anyone else shows up?” “I’m special?” “Yeah, I wouldn’t go that far.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “History was drenched in blood.”

385. “History was drenched in blood.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “The man he’d once been wasn’t a collection of personality traits. He was the things he knew, the desires of his heart, the skills he had.”

386. “The man he’d once been wasn’t a collection of personality traits. He was the things he knew, the desires of his heart, the skills he had.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “The velocities and forces involved in anything at orbital altitudes were enough to kill a human with just the rounding error. At their speeds, the friction from air too thin to breathe would set them on fire.”

387. “The velocities and forces involved in anything at orbital altitudes were enough to kill a human with just the rounding error. At their speeds, the friction from air too thin to breathe would set them on fire.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Well, you’ve got a full load of torpedoes and bullets, three Martian warships trailing you, one angry old lady in tea withdrawal, and a Martian Marine who could probably kill you with your own teeth. What do you do?”

388. “Well, you’ve got a full load of torpedoes and bullets, three Martian warships trailing you, one angry old lady in tea withdrawal, and a Martian Marine who could probably kill you with your own teeth. What do you do?”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “That was the danger of being old and a politician. Habits outlived the situations that created them. Policies remained in place after the situations that inspired them had changed.”

389. “That was the danger of being old and a politician. Habits outlived the situations that created them. Policies remained in place after the situations that inspired them had changed.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “The bartender – Chip – said, “Had a few too many of my margaritas?” “The first one was too many,” Holden replied, then climbed under the booth looking for the terminal. “And calling that a margarita should be illegal.”

390. “The bartender – Chip – said, “Had a few too many of my margaritas?” “The first one was too many,” Holden replied, then climbed under the booth looking for the terminal. “And calling that a margarita should be illegal.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Part of his mind was screaming, but it was a distant one and easy to ignore.”

391. “Part of his mind was screaming, but it was a distant one and easy to ignore.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “The usual state of nature is recovering from the last disaster.”

392. “The usual state of nature is recovering from the last disaster.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “Right,” Holden said. “No coffee. This is a terrible, terrible planet. Show me how to make everyone better.”

393. “Right,” Holden said. “No coffee. This is a terrible, terrible planet. Show me how to make everyone better.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “The ocean, just outside, seeped into everything. An olfactory reminder to everyone passing through the Ellis Island of the space age that Earth was absolutely unique to the human race. The birthplace of everything. The salt water flowing in everyone’s veins first pulled from the same oceans right outside the building. The seas had been around longer than humans, had helped create them, and then when they were all dead, it’d take their water back without a thought.”

394. “The ocean, just outside, seeped into everything. An olfactory reminder to everyone passing through the Ellis Island of the space age that Earth was absolutely unique to the human race. The birthplace of everything. The salt water flowing in everyone’s veins first pulled from the same oceans right outside the building. The seas had been around longer than humans, had helped create them, and then when they were all dead, it’d take their water back without a thought.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Shouldn’t let go of being educated,” he said. “Universe spent a lot of time telling you something. Now you’re second-guessing it. Maybe all those other things were getting you ready for this.” Something.”

395. “Shouldn’t let go of being educated,” he said. “Universe spent a lot of time telling you something. Now you’re second-guessing it. Maybe all those other things were getting you ready for this.” Something.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “I love the period of rotation. Thirty hours. You can get in a full day’s work, stay up getting drunk at the saloon, and still get a full night’s sleep. I don’t know why we didn’t think of this back home.”

396. “I love the period of rotation. Thirty hours. You can get in a full day’s work, stay up getting drunk at the saloon, and still get a full night’s sleep. I don’t know why we didn’t think of this back home.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “The huge moments in life seemed like they should have more ceremony and effects. The important words – the life-changing ones – should echo a little. But they didn’t. They sounded just like everything else.”

397. “The huge moments in life seemed like they should have more ceremony and effects. The important words – the life-changing ones – should echo a little. But they didn’t. They sounded just like everything else.”

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James S.A. Corey Quote: “What I want is Ceres Station or Earth or Mars. You know what they have in New York? All-night diners with greasy food and crap coffee. I want to live on a world with all-night diners. And racetracks. And instant-delivery Thai food made from something I haven’t already eaten seven times in the last month.”

398. “What I want is Ceres Station or Earth or Mars. You know what they have in New York? All-night diners with greasy food and crap coffee. I want to live on a world with all-night diners. And racetracks. And instant-delivery Thai food made from something I haven’t already eaten seven times in the last month.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “Thank you, but I don’t deserve any mercy.” “Of course you don’t. That’s why they call it mercy. If you deserve it, they call it justice.”

399. “Thank you, but I don’t deserve any mercy.” “Of course you don’t. That’s why they call it mercy. If you deserve it, they call it justice.”

— James S.A. Corey

James S.A. Corey Quote: “You’re making a mistake, shithead,” Avasarala said, and dropped the connection.”

400. “You’re making a mistake, shithead,” Avasarala said, and dropped the connection.”

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