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1 " Mercy is for the weak.Peace is for the coward.Tears are for the conquered. "
― Amie Kaufman , Aurora's End (The Aurora Cycle, #3)
2 " Finian de Karran de Seel, who was told by the world that he was not enough, and showed the World he was everything.Scarlett Isobel Jones, who had a heart so larg it could beat for her friends when their threatend to fail. "
3 " I will see you in the stars. "
4 " You will do it for those you love. Those who need someone to stand up for them. Those who are alone. "
5 " Aurora Legion squads will be known for their honor. Their willingness to hold the line. They will be champions of peace, of justice. And for generations, people in need will sigh in relief when they see our ships arrive. "
6 " A book captures a story within its pages. Not like a specimen pinned out lifelessly for display, but vivid and alive. A whole world lies within the cover, a life waiting to e lived by each new reader. "
7 " And in this moment, it remembers love cannot be demanded, or taken.Only given.It remembers that love offers a choice.That love is a choice, one we make over and over again. "
8 " Thus, we do not say goodbye when we part. We say an’la téli saii.” “What’s that mean?” I groan. “I shall see you in the stars. "
9 " Even were you to perish today, the atoms of your body would remain. Over eons, those particles would break apart and coalesce, become incorporated into other beings, other planetary bodies. Drawn into collapsing stars and scattered again by supernovae. "
10 " Syldrathi believe that people once united can never truly part.” Saedii waves the knife toward the derm patch. “Even were you to perish today, the atoms of your body would remain. Over eons, those particles would break apart and coalesce, become incorporated into other beings, other planetary bodies. Drawn into collapsing stars and scattered again by supernovae. And the last, when the great black hole at the heart of this galaxy draws everything back into its arms, all things shall be reunited. Thus, we do not say goodbye when we part. We say an’la téli saii.” “What’s that mean?” I groan. “I shall see you in the stars. "
11 " She'd snickered. "She's growing on you too, Zila.""Oh?"Scarlett's tone turned sly. "She's... not tall."I rue the day I spoke to Scarlett Jones about my taste in women. "
12 " My father named this vessel Neridaa—a Syldrathi concept that describes the process of simultaneously destroying and creating. "
13 " Even were you to perish today, the atoms of your body would remain. Over eons, those particles would break apart and coalesce, become incorporated into other beings, other planetary bodies. Drawn into collapsing stars and scattered again by supernovae. And the last, when the great black hole at the heart of this galaxy draws everything back into its arms, all things shall be reunited. Thus, we do not say goodbye when we part. We say an’la téli saii.” “What’s that mean?” I groan. “I shall see you in the stars. "
14 " There’s a bond forged in war that people who haven’t fought for their lives will never understand. When you put your trust in someone to watch your back in battle, when you kill and bleed together, you become more than family. And as I look around the room, that’s what I see here—people who are more than blood, the ties that bind them forged in the fires of a lifetime of war. "
15 " You will explain what you mean right now. Or I will start shooting.""You will not believe me," Zila assures her."Try me.""What year is it? Right now?"Lieutenant Kim scoffs. "Are you serious?""Please," Zila says. "Indulge me.""... It's 2177.""We are from the year 2380."A pause. "You're right. I don't believe you.""I did warn you," Zila shrugs. "
16 " The mysterious Third Founder....Tomorrow, the whole Milky Way will know her name. "
17 " I have lived this story before, Scarlett, and this time I will change the ending. - Zila "
18 " It's about time. "
19 " It’s just ugly, like someone really angry built it. I don’t know what it is with Terrans and their design aesthetic. "
20 " A book captures a story within its pages. Not like a specimen pinned out lifelessly for display, but vivid and alive. A whole world lies within the cover, a life waiting to be lived by each new reader. "