William C. Dietz > Quotes

“First of all, the Captain rates the honorific ‘sir.’ You will render that honorific or I will plant my foot in your ass.”
― William C. Dietz, The Flood

“Take a look around,” the instructor had advised. “Ask yourself if there’s anyone else who is better qualified to do the job. Not in the entire galaxy, but right there, at that point in time. If the answer is ‘yes,’ ask them to accept command, and do everything you can to support them. If the answer is ‘no,’ which it will be ninety-nine percent of the time, then take your best shot. That’s all any of us can do.”
― William C. Dietz, Halo: The Flood

“Polluting his brain with a hunger so base that it would have made him vomit had he had any possession of his own body. The hunger was more than a desire for food, for sex or for power. The hunger was a vacuum, an endless vortex that consumed every thought, every impulse of who and what he was. He tried to scream but it wouldn't let him.”
― William C. Dietz

“should evil go unpunished just because it’s wielded by someone in power?”
― William C. Dietz, StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils

“Damn, damn, damn,” as he felt something wet and warm puddle on his seat.”
― William C. Dietz, The Flood

“A lie is like an infection, Son… . It burrows deep inside and makes you sick.”
― William C. Dietz, StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils

“The goal was to defeat the enemy by limiting its ability to make good decisions.”
― William C. Dietz, Into the Guns

“If there was a chink in 'Putumee's psychological armour it was in the vicinity of his ego.”
― William C. Dietz, Halo: The Flood

“Holy mother full of grace, help me make it through this place,”
― William C. Dietz, Bodyguard

“It’s a good idea to take your time making friends: I usually give it six rounds. Whether they’re bullets, beers, or bouts depends on the day.”
― William C. Dietz, StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils

“Freedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate. —HUBERT H. HUMPHREY”
― William C. Dietz, Seek and Destroy

“People weigh more after they die, or seem to, and it doesn’t make sense. Life should have weight, and leave a body feeling lighter, like a canteen emptied of water.”
― William C. Dietz, Bodyguard

“Cortana’s eyes glowed as she bent forward. “Piss off.”
― William C. Dietz, The Flood

“But the narrow confines of the passageway again made it that much easier to kill the parasitic life-forms, and five minutes later the human walked up a ramp on the other side of the metal door to find that the Monitor was there, humming to himself.
'Oh, hello! I'm a genius.'
'Right. And I'm a Vice Admiral”
― William C. Dietz, The Flood

“The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. NICCOLÒ MACHIAVELLI The Prince Standard year circa 1513”
― William C. Dietz, Andromeda's War

“referred to as SS. That stood for “squib special,” which consisted of dried meat drenched in a watery gravy, served on a piece of soggy toast.”
― William C. Dietz, StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils

“But Raynor wondered, should evil go unpunished just because it’s wielded by someone in power? Was”
― William C. Dietz, StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils

“Life might be cheap on Terra ... but living wasn't.”
― William C. Dietz, Prison Planet