Samuel Best > Quotes

“No one sees the future. You make your choices when you can, the best you can.”
― Samuel Best, Third Colony

“You should have adapted to this world instead of trying to change it.”
― Samuel Best, Galena

“Wasted knowledge helps no one.”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“I will tell you one thing, though…something I learned from experience. Idealism or no, you don’t build a colony on a new world by giving the workers an equal seat at the negotiating table.”
― Samuel Best, Third Colony

“Thermal Antimatter Propulsion System.”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“Sir-yes-sir,”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“At first glance, Skip’s weathered face, salted brown face stubble, and brittle hair made him appear older than Merritt, yet he was ten years younger. Skip acknowledged this, and attributed his “wizened visage” to a youth of hard smoking and drinking, a period of his life he steadfastly refused to regret.”
― Samuel Best, Another World

“That’s the reason you won’t see any government employees on the operations floor this evening.”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“Nostalgia was a powerful force, she reflected, perhaps the most powerful, and Kate was not immune to its charms.”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“Jeff unsnapped the catch at the bottom of the drone’s black sun visor and slid it up. The drone was a young man, perhaps in his early twenties, with a buzz cut and void-black eyes that filled his sockets.”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“The staff-like weapon had an oversized tuning fork on one end and a battery pack on the other to balance the weight. The tuning fork looked harmless enough — until he pressed a button and a hundred million volts arced between the prongs.”
― Samuel Best, Third Colony

“The rust that had settled on his mind over the past several hours began to crack off as the gears of critical thought reengaged.”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“He stood and tugged down the hem of his uniform jacket.”
― Samuel Best, Another World

“spanner”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“Good to see you again, Dolan,” said Tag Riley. “You look terrible.”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“Wasted knowledge helps no one.” “Depends on who you’re helping.”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“Ninety percent of asking for money is wrapped up in your first impression,”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“In the distance, the silhouette of a jagged mountain range traced an EKG line across the horizon.”
― Samuel Best, Last Contact

“His thoughts flowed like cold mercury.”
― Samuel Best, Galena

“Yet those are my father’s plans. Tell me, where is the one they call The Envoy?”
― Samuel Best, Galena

“seven-thousand kilometers per second.”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“The dead mouse waits to see if the hawk is truly diving, her trainer at the academy once told her. The smart mouse runs as soon as it sees the wings tuck.”
― Samuel Best, Galena

“He stood in the airlock next to Riley, looking up at the slowly spinning yellow hazard light above him.”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“Noah Bell had passed away staring up at the sky of an alien planet, which was exactly the way he wanted to go.”
― Samuel Best, Last Contact

“He scrambled around the corner of the opening and tripped. Fortunately for his face, he managed to get his hands up in time to break his fall before he tumbled down the descending passage.”
― Samuel Best, Third Colony

“Utilizing the crew-patented technique known as “cheeks-first”, he hoisted himself up and squatted over his form-hugging chair.”
― Samuel Best, Mission One

“one man paused to light a cigarette after clipping a cable”
― Samuel Best, Last Contact

“Ayani’s arm was visible in the passageway of the crew compartment, hanging limp from the bunk where she lay unconscious. Blood trickled down to her wrist and off the tip of a finger.”
― Samuel Best, Galena

“Pequod”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black

“Forgive the mess,” he added, gesturing to the clutter of papers and coffee cups strewn across the floor. “Don’t mention it. I learned long ago that it’s best not to interfere with the creative process.” He couldn’t help but look at the floor again. “Encouraging people to work in their own, uh, natural environment tends to provide the best results.”
― Samuel Best, Deep Black