Andrew Brooks

“You expect me to get on a helicopter? I don’t do helicopters. I weigh too much, and I know too much about gravity.”
― J.A. Jance

“For lo, it was established from the Ages that when-so-ever the bloody 'orse hath gone, even so shall they then and only then locketh the stable door.”
― S.M. Stirling, Ice, Iron and Gold

“You don't stay in business unless you offer people goods or services with the qualities they need. A lot of American companies forgot that. They sold stocks instead of products”
― Michael Flynn, The Nanotech Chronicles

“You must come to my office to play cards sometime. Bring a lot of money. Be sensible, comrade.” “We would be very excited to get our hands on a current-generation American atomic device,” says Defense. “We are less interested in receiving several hundred at once. So no, we will not be claiming any direct responsibility for sinking their fucking warships.”
― Scott Lynch, Uncanny Magazine Issue 62: January/February 2025