“We aren’t workin’ the ship for money, or because a government drafted us. We’re here because we want to be. That’s all you’ve got over us. We believe in the cause, and we want to be part of what you’re doing. The minute we lose that, we might as well take a real payin’ job.” BelieveMotivationSpaceshipThe ExpanseAlex Kamal Book:Caliban’s War Source: Caliban’s War
“Your fancy alien train is broken?" "My fancy alien material transfer system has been sitting unused for over a billion years and half the planet just exploded. Your ship was built less than a decade ago and you can barely keep the coffee pot running.” “You are a sad, bitter little man.” TechnologyTrainCoffeeAlienSpaceshipCoffee Pot Book:Cibola Burn Source: Cibola Burn
“The structure echoed the greatest cathedrals of Earth and Mars, rising up through empty air and giving both thrust-gravity stability and glory to God.” GodGloryThrustSpaceshipCathedral Book:Leviathan Wakes Source: Leviathan Wakes
“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.” CaptainSpaceship Book:Leviathan Wakes Source: Leviathan Wakes