# Quote — James S. A. Corey, Nemesis Games

> “I try to do the right thing, Holden. But there are times when it’s not obvious what that is.”
>
> “I agree with you,” Holden said. “Right up to the part where you tell me this is one of those times.”

- Author: [James S. A. Corey](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey.md)
- Book: [Nemesis Games](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games.md)
- Page: 298
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_S._A._Corey#Nemesis_Games_(2015)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/i-try-to-do-the

## More from this book

> Thing about civilization, it’s what keeps people civil. You get rid of one, you can’t count on the other.

p. 316 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/thing-about-civilization.md)

> In order to be heard by the oppressing class, one must speak as a member of it. Not only the language, but the diction. The accusation of tyranny, however well-founded in fact, is dismissed unless it is delivered in the manner that power recognizes as powerful.

p. 223 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/in-order-to-be-heard.md)

> She grinned to herself. Safe. That sounded like a good plan. She should try that for a change.

p. 450 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/james-s-a-corey/nemesis-games/she-grinned-to-herself.md)