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1 " No, I can see that you’re right. I guess it’s like if someone hurts you and you hit back at them even harder without trying to figure out what happened in the first place, then you just set up this endless cycle of hurt.” Decker had seemed to be talking to the table but at this point she gave a quick glance at the captain. “And nobody wins that. "
― Felicia Watson , We Have Met the Enemy (Lovelace #1)
2 " Decker added, “It’s all true. You can ask VICI about it, if you want.”“No, I believe you. Man’s inhumanity to man has a long history.”“Maybe we shouldn’t have found it so hard to believe that they came from us.”Once again, Lindstrom couldn’t deny her perceptivity. “Maybe not.”Just then, the timing buzzer sounded letting them know that they were free to try the airlock again. Both came out clean this time, or rather, clean of what an air shower could wash away. "
3 " Have you ever been in love?”“Oh God, no.” Stein gave him a speculative look, asking, “Why? Have you?”“Yes.” Matt almost left it there but felt compelled to add, “Once.”“Ah, Ricci, you can still surprise me after all these years. What happened?”“It ended.”“Badly?” She seemed genuinely curious. Matt shifted his gaze away from her before finally answering, “Is there any other way for love to end? "