James

“never swore an oath. I hope you’ll forgive me if I fail to follow orders to the letter to make robots to kill people. And I hope you’ll forgive Kim if she refuses to make some horrible bacteria to kill people on an even grander scale. I can’t blindly follow rulers who order such things. I’m only sad that it’s taken this upheaval in my life for me to look beyond my simple existence to realize people like that were in charge of us all.”
― Lindsay Buroker, Planet Killer

“I have tried to avoid using the word “pagan” throughout, except when conveying the thoughts or deeds of a Christian protagonist. It was a pejorative and insulting word and was not one that any non-Christian at the time would have willingly used of themselves. It was also a Christian innovation: before Christianity’s ascendancy few people would have thought to describe themselves by their religion at all. After Christianity, the world became split, forevermore, along religious boundaries;”
― Catherine Nixey, The Darkening Age: The Christian Destruction of the Classical World

“The difference between a wolf and a sheep is that a sheep will stand by and watch a wolf devour its own lambs. If you threaten a wolf’s pup, it’ll rip your throat out. Wolves are foul, vicious creatures. But it’s better to be a wolf pup than a dead lamb. Now good night.”
― Andrew Mayne, Name of the Devil

“How did they not know they had killed their own planet?” Doc asked. “That’s a trademark of a cult. Control information and only let them see what you want them to see,” Jason shrugged. “If De’Astor Ka had told the next generation what he’d done, it’s not likely they’d see themselves as saviors.”
― Joshua Dalzelle, Savage Homecoming