“The world has many places that can make us uncomfortable. Calling them evil, or any other bad name, doesn’t make them go away.” EvilUncomfortableNebador Book:Journey Source: Journey
“The sea is very beautiful and gives us many things, but it must be understood and respected, or it will slap you ...” SeaOceanRespectNebador Book:Journey Source: Journey
“I think I see your point. It wouldn't be fair for me to judge your answers without having had a life experience similar to yours. Do I understand you correctly?” Judgment Book:The Test Source: The Test
“No, I will finish what I started, here, at Glimpa’s Arch. The act belongs to me, the consequence, pleasing or not, belongs to the gods.” GodActionsConsequencesNebador Book:Back to the Stars Source: Back to the Stars
“The universe has no place for creatures who foul their nest and then set out on a journey they cannot survive.” SurviveNebador Book:The Local Universe Source: The Local Universe
“If you can’t see the feelings in a donkey, a ship, or a delicate tool, then it’s just as easy to not see them in your brother or sister when you can profit by treating them badly.” PoliticsEthicsNebador Book:Flight Training & Kibi and the Search for Happiness Source: Flight Training & Kibi and the Search for Happiness
“I can’t feel too sorry for them. Every gift has to run out someday. Anyone but a child knows that.” GiftsNebador Book:Back to the Stars Source: Back to the Stars
“We only refer to sapient creatures as civilized when their society is willingly self-correcting. That means that any problem or imbalance that arises is fixed, and I mean really fixed - not ignored, not hidden, and not passed off to a future generation.” CivilizationNebador Book:Star Station Source: Star Station
“The universe is so arranged that the power to destroy the climate or the ecosystem of your home planet only comes when you also have the wisdom to know that doing so is a fatal mistake. Therefore, any species that does that is suicidal, and will probably not qualify for any kind of help, from the powers of the universe, with fixing that error.” SuicideClimateEcosystemNebador Book:The Local Universe Source: The Local Universe
“I don't think Tera is capable of working with you by her own choice, no matter how much grass you pull for her, no matter how much you brush her. I think she's more like ... a three or four-year-old child, and you are her mother. Mothers must be firm with their children, sometimes make them do what needs to be done, sometimes even punish them.” ChildrenTrainingAnimalsNebador Book:Journey Source: Journey
“On a ship, knowing when to be silent is just as important as knowing when to speak.” SilenceCommunicationShipNebador Book:Journey Source: Journey
“There are a million things out there that can kill you, and about half of them are invisible. If you’re going to stick your body parts into them just to see what will happen, even after I’ve warned you about them, then you won’t live long, and you certainly can’t work on my ship.” DangersNebador Book:Journey Source: Journey