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1 " The Romulans may rip this base in half, pal. They may even kill me. But I'll be damned if they're going to keep me from enjoying a refreshing beverage. "
― Michael Jan Friedman , Starfleet Year One (Star Trek)
2 " you sound like a hen with diarrhea. There’s only one truth, and it’s annihilation. "
― Michael Jan Friedman , The Hammer And The Horn (Vidar Trilogy #1)
3 " all the nomad tribes would be slain, though he would be sure to call it a “cleansing. "
4 " where we found enemies, beings who would not submit to us. Alfheim, where we found sometime-allies. And Midgard, where we found worshipers and foot soldiers for our armies. "
5 " The Aesir will not fight you. There is no honor in slaying a woman. "
6 " Because there’s no such thing as a meaningless sacrifice, Mr. Hill. Because any positive act, no matter how hopeless or insignificant, is ultimately worthwhile. "
― Michael Jan Friedman , Requiem
7 " Somehow, Picard reflected, being snubbed by a Vulcan didn’t seem as objectionable as being snubbed by someone else. Maybe it was because they were so reserved to begin with. Someday, he told himself, I would like to get to know a Vulcan better. Get inside his head, as it were. "
― Michael Jan Friedman , Gauntlet (Star Trek: Stargazer, #1)
8 " More often than not, it was the hand of the needy and uncertain that extended the olive branch. History had shown the truth of that over and over again. "
― Michael Jan Friedman , Death in Winter (Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Second Decade #1)
9 " No matter who won this battle, a race would be wiped out. "
10 " Teachers did not give knowledge and wisdom; they merely guided those who sought those things for themselves. "
― Michael Jan Friedman , Crossover
11 " Surak teaches us to find order in chaos," Spock pointed out. "He does not teach us to try to eliminate chaos or impose order on it. "
12 " The scientific name for an animal that doesn’t either run from or fight its own enemies is lunch. "
― Michael Jan Friedman
