Wesley Chu

Quotes

  1. He took his time strapping on his customized armor and loading his weapon magazines, rifle, pistol, and assorted knives. For him, preparing for battle was a divine ritual, a blessing and sacrifice to the Holy Ones. He intended to show his devotion by expunging as many of the enemy as he could.

    p. 436

  2. Conflict does breed innovation, but so does diversity and cultural development. Bringing people together to share ideas is just as powerful a catalyst.

    p. 325

  3. I’m not one to fall for religious psychobabble, but then I’ve always had a problem with a rabbit that lays painted eggs.

    p. 356

  4. “The world spins despite me, not because of me,” he muttered.

    p. 146

  5. Jill blanched. Shooting a RPG was not part of her training.

    It is easy. Point and pull the trigger, like operating a vacuum cleaner.

    “I don’t know what sorts of house cleaning you’re used to, but the ones I have—”

    p. 426

  6. You’re not being paid to like your work.

    p. 58

  7. Symmetry, of course, was the scientific formula of beauty.

    p. 40

  8. When someone asked Roen what he did, he explained that he typed incoherent commands that performed virtual tasks to create intangible objects. At the end of the day, Roen wasn’t sure what he did or why he did it—just that every two weeks, he received a paycheck for the hours of his life wasted, building these imaginary things on some server located somewhere.

    p. 57

  9. Do not separate authority from responsibility.

    p. 147

  10. Every time I think you guys can’t get any more ridiculous, you prove me wrong.

    p. 364

  11. Enlightenment and peace can never be achieved by force.

    p. 202

  12. “Always comes down to money, huh?”

    Makes the damn world go round.

    p. 362