David R. George III > Quotes

“If we illegally detain Altek, the threat we face is to our way of life. We cannot selectively enforce our laws. To do so diminishes us as a civilization, and lowers us to the moral and ethical ranks of those who oppose us.”
― David R. George III, Sacraments of Fire

“He wrapped his arms around her, and they stood that way for a long time. Then Kira felt his body soften, shift, change. His flesh dissolved around her into lambent light. She raised her arms over her head and spread them wide as the essence of his being curled around her in a warm, soothing display of love that she had ever only experienced with Odo. For”
― David R. George III, The Long Mirage

“It is not leadership to act based on fear,” Asarem said. “We have laws, but more important than that, we have bedrock moral principles underlying our laws. It is not acceptable for us to bring the weight and resources of the Federation or Bajoran governments down upon an individual based solely on suspicions. We cannot restrict the freedom of a man simply because we do not know who he is or where he came from, or even because of what he thinks or says. Actions are punishable by the state, and nothing more”
― David R. George III, Sacraments of Fire

“The two men who led the expedition across the North American continent on Earth, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, were set a mission to explore an expanse of unknown wilderness, to chart the lands they traveled, to seek out what new life there might be, to befriend the peoples they might encounter, to keep a record of their journey, and to bring that knowledge home.” He paused, thrilled that this moment had come at last. “They called themselves the Corps of Discovery. Let us therefore, on this stardate, rededicate ourselves to that ideal.”
― David R. George III, These Haunted Seas

“Fontaine. Ro turned to Remzi, grabbed the box from her hand, and pulled out the silver band inside. She opened the device and clamped it around Vic’s arm, then hauled him backward and out through the door. She half expected the singer to vanish as he passed over the threshold, but he didn’t. Ro saw Quark’s eyes widen as Vic Fontaine stepped for the first time onto the deck of Deep Space 9. viii”
― David R. George III, The Long Mirage

“Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die. —”
― David R. George III, These Haunted Seas

“Well-defined theological convictions did not admit contrary viewpoints, for even the consideration of alternate possibilities ran contrary to the notion of faith.”
― David R. George III, Twilight