“Chu considered how to describe his feelings about Nelson. Finally, after digging through his mental storehouse of erudition, he settled on the words he wanted and spoke again. "There is an American author, Flannery O'Connor. She wrote something about one of her characters that I think may explain this man. To paraphrase . . . he could have been a good man if there had been someone there to shoot him every minute of his life.” HorrorScience FictionAntsMilitary Science Fiction Book:Sapience Source: Sapience
“It occurred to Nelson, in a terrible reverie, that he had greatly underestimated these ants. That there could be dimensions to what was happening that were beyond him and that he couldn't possibly anticipate. That perhaps the ants were possessors of some kind of true intellect, capable of laying plans and responding to surprises in ways that were far more than instinctual. He drew his sidearm and whispered, almost to himself. "Run.” HorrorScience FictionAntsMilitary Science Fiction Book:Sapience Source: Sapience
“Bothers me? Man, bad weather bothers me. Not having air conditioning in my shack bothers me. But this? This was my job. Now there's a lot of my job that's actually bullshit, but this wasn't. That poor bastard was relying on me and I let him down. I let them all down. Wrong guy, wrong time.” HorrorScience FictionAntsMilitary Science Fiction Book:Sapience Source: Sapience
“This is the worst of the bunch. Definitely the smokiest. I don't think they want us to leave," said Montoya. "The ants can keep the house," replied Nelson, "I just want the boat.” HumorHorrorScience FictionOne LinerMilitary Science Fiction Book:Sapience Source: Sapience