“What say you, Commander?” he asked Lindstrom. “Oh, why not?” Nils answered, throwing up a hand. “Taking directions from sentient pixie dust was the last open square on my bingo card of space weirdness.” AliensSpace ExplorationWeirdness Book:Spooky Action at a Distance Source: Spooky Action at a Distance
“Zache watched in expectant silence as he struggled for the words to explain himself. Finally, in an uncertain tone, he ventured, “I guess…when you’ve kept a secret for a long time, somehow keeping it becomes more important than the secret itself.” SecretsKeeping Secrets Book:Spooky Action at a Distance Source: Spooky Action at a Distance
“No, I can see that you’re right. I guess it’s like if someone hurts you and you hit back at them even harder without trying to figure out what happened in the first place, then you just set up this endless cycle of hurt.” Decker had seemed to be talking to the table but at this point she gave a quick glance at the captain. “And nobody wins that.” ForgivenessForgiveness And Letting GoHurting OthersCycle Of Violence Book:We Have Met the Enemy Source: We Have Met the Enemy
“Later, when he bade his daughter good-night, Ricci understood for the first time, that as hard as it was to have to live with your own mistakes, watching your child make the same one would be even more heart-breaking.” ChildrenHeartbreakExperienceMistakes Book:The Risks of Dead Reckoning Source: The Risks of Dead Reckoning