“I think about all the things we could have done, all the miracles we could have achieved, if we were all just a little bit better than it turns out we are.”


“practice by now.” Wayne grinned. “Oh, is that how it works? ’Cuz in my experience, marryin’ is the one thing people seem to get worse at the more they do it. Well, that and bein’ alive.”
― The Bands of Mourning
― The Bands of Mourning

“I’m wondering if every person I pass has similar depths, and if there’s any way to avoid the mistake of judging them so shallowly that I’m rocked when they show their true complexity. You?” “I”
― The Bands of Mourning
― The Bands of Mourning

“Waxillium grinned, folding his arms. “Wayne would say it’s because I’m brilliant.” “Wayne has the mental capacity of a fruit fly,” Steris said. “In comparison to him, anyone is brilliant. I . . .”
― The Bands of Mourning
― The Bands of Mourning

“Wayne?” he hissed. “Are you up there?” A moment later, the engineer’s unconscious face appeared over the side of the catwalk, eyes closed. “Of course he’s up here,” Wayne said from up above, imitating the voice of the unfortunate engineer and wiggling the head like a puppet’s. “You just tossed that bloke up here, mate! You’ve forgotten already? Memory loss. You must be gettin’ real old.”
― The Bands of Mourning
― The Bands of Mourning

“Liquor,” Wayne said. “Would you care to be a little more specific, sir?” “Lots of liquor.”
― The Bands of Mourning
― The Bands of Mourning

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