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1 " The opening notes of The Ancient’s Call hummed through the room, ponderous and heartbreakingly sad, evoking the last pages of a beloved story where you realized you’d never be able to read them for the first time again. "
― J.N. Chaney , Red Bounty (Backyard Starship #2)
2 " impermanence. "
3 " You know, I’m surprised you AIs haven’t taken over the galaxy by now,” I said. Perry gave me his amber stare. “What makes you think we haven’t? "
4 " The Falling Star was a lousy name for a ship, I thought. Why would you want to name your ship after the incandescent display of something being vaporized during an uncontrolled entry into an atmosphere, anyway? "
5 " I pulled out the Moonsword and held it, point down, over Klelos’s face. “Ever hear of the Sword of Damocles?” Klelos shook his head. “It’s the idea that you’ll have something hanging over you, something you’ll never be free of. "
6 " You know what they say. I’d rather be judged by twelve than carried by six. "
7 " Crime pays, it turns out, but not as well as being a large corporation. "