Spencer Ellsworth > Quotes

“She kissed their knife marred bodies, for every act of war has, at its heart, an act of mercy.”
― Spencer Ellsworth, Swords & Steam Short Stories

“Yes, good," Z says. "Fire again. Blood and honor!"
"Tomatoes!”
― Spencer Ellsworth, A Red Peace

“IT WAS THE MORNING after the morning after my hundred and fiftieth birthday, and a terrible noise was trying to wake me up.”
― Spencer Ellsworth, Tor.com Publishing's Summer of Space Opera Sampler

“On the principle that anyone seeking political power wasn’t to be trusted with it, the only people who were allowed on the advisory body were those who absolutely did not want to be on it.”
― Spencer Ellsworth, Tor.com Publishing's Summer of Space Opera Sampler

“think about her mother, a hundred and fifty million kilometers away, believing her only daughter had just stepped out for a moment.”
― Spencer Ellsworth, Tor.com Publishing's Summer of Space Opera Sampler

“This had been taken as a sign that I couldn’t be bothered with politics, and when I got back I found that not only had I been elected but the sneaky bastards had decided my absence proved I truly didn’t give a shit and had made me President.”
― Spencer Ellsworth, Tor.com Publishing's Summer of Space Opera Sampler