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Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) QUOTES

Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9) QUOTES

1 " I absolutely believe that people are more good on balance than bad,” he said. “All the wars and all of the cruelty and all of the violence. I’m not looking away from any of that, and I still think there’s something beautiful about being what we are. History is soaked in blood. The future probably will be too. But for every atrocity, there’s a thousand small kindnesses that no one noticed. A hundred people who spent their lives loving and caring for each other. A few moments of real grace. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

2 " When people don’t know anything,” Amos said, “they love having meetings to talk about it. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

3 " The stars are still there,” she said. “We’ll find our own way back to them. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

4 " I think about all the things we could have done, all the miracles we could have achieved, if we were all just a little bit better than it turns out we are. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

5 " You’re overthinking this, Cap’n. You got now and you got the second your lights go out. Meantime is the only time there is. All that matters is what we do during it. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

6 " We also both know that when it comes to getting people to deny their own immediate needs in favor of a greater good, asking nicely almost never works. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

7 " Every miracle we’ve pulled off, we’ve done it using primates. Just because we’re capable of mind-blowing wonders doesn’t mean we aren’t still sex-and-murder machines. The organism doesn’t change. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

8 " Fatalism had its dark attractions, after all. Hopelessness and despair could almost look restful. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

9 " Nine books later and you’re still here, so this one’s for you. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

10 " There was so much that they’d never seen or understood. They’d all just bumbled through, using the gates as shortcuts and hoping for the best. A species of beautiful idiots. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

11 " I’m heading down to the galley for a minute,” he said. “Grab a coffee for me too,” Alex said. “Oh no. Not coffee. I’m maybe up to some chamomile or warm milk. Something soothing and unaggressive.” “Sounds good,” Alex said. “When you change your mind and get some coffee, grab one for me too. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

12 " Portraits of great war leaders or critical battles that looked flattering, well composed, and balanced always felt like propaganda. Tanaka had spent a lot of time in the halls of power. She’d seen many paintings of great men in uniform staring eagle-eyed into the distance where their future glory lay. She’d seen very few paintings of soldiers with only a ragged tent and a dying fire to hold back the cold nights before some stranger tried to bayonet them in the morning. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

13 " All the places you visit start changing into new ones the second you leave. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

14 " Let's solve the extinction level threat first. Then we can all go back to killing each other at a civilized pace. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

15 " Fine,” Jim said. “Just covering near-constant panic with light humor, same as anyone. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

16 " Sadness, fear, self-pity, self-doubt? They are inwardly focused. They keep you locked inside yourself. They’re useless. Anger is outwardly focused. Anger wants to take action. Anger is useful. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

17 " We knew that, though.
“We suspected it.”
“Do we know it now?”
“We suspect it harder,” Elvi said. “We’re scientists. We only know things until someone shows us we’re wrong. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

18 " It’s hellish, that’s true. But the company’s good.” “No one I’d rather face the end of everything with than you. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

19 " What a crew does with its rail-gun capacitor in the privacy of its own ship shouldn’t be anyone else’s business. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)

20 " Optimism is for Assholes." Miller said with a laugh. "

― James S.A. Corey , Leviathan Falls (The Expanse, #9)