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1 " I used to think I was the broken one and that the world owed me something because it was whole. But everybody’s broken, Druce. And they make everything so complicated. "
― E.B. Dawson , Under the Skin: THE CREATION OF JACK BOOK 3
2 " Do you know why you have this crew, Druce? Do you know why we’re all here? It’s not because you always choose to look out for number one, and insulate yourself from the difficult decisions. It’s the opposite. You have never backed down from doing what’s right, no matter what the cost. And you can’t back down now just because it cost you more than you thought. "
3 " I felt kind of bad for them. They didn’t know what they were getting into. If you’re going to put a bounty on my head, you’d better put a warning label with it. Anything less is irresponsible. "
4 " Every other detail of the room was equally as extravagant, including the carefully selected guest list. Men and women in brilliant gowns and crisp tuxedos milled about indolently as if they expected to be preserved in amber and put in a museum for the edification of future generations. "
5 " Back in the days when she was commander of the station, she had longed for the pull of real gravity, the kiss of the wind, and the tickle of the sun. She never would have guessed then that she’d be so eager to launch into space again. "
6 " They had slid in between half a dozen asteroids before they reached their intended target—a monstrous rock that must be a mile in diameter. And there, sprawled upon its back was a series of orange and gray structures, oddly uniform in their eclectic nature. "
7 " Cries and gasps went up around the room. Logan’s heart seemed to explode in her chest, and moisture sprang to her eyes, threatening to drown her from the inside out. But her training kicked in. She sat rigid as a statue. The only sign that her world had just been ripped apart was the slight tremor in her hand. "
8 " Something struck the surface of the planet behind them, knocking them all off their feet. A ghastly shriek pierced the thin atmosphere, sending an unfamiliar dread to the very core of Logan’s being. She scrambled to her feet alongside the others and resumed running. "
