Alexander Shmid

“You always think you can make it up to somebody—later, you know.’ She took a deep breath. ‘But now I never can. I never can.”
― Alan Dean Foster, Aliens

“You know, Burke, I don’t know which species is worse. You don’t see them killing each other for a percentage.”
― Alan Dean Foster, Aliens

“This time she was sure she managed a grin. ‘I can’t figure you, Hicks. Soldiers aren’t supposed to be optimists.’ ‘Yeah, I know. You’re not the first to point it out. I’m a freakin’ anomaly.”
― Alan Dean Foster, Aliens

“The girl looked at her so sharply that Ripley was taken aback. The assurance in Newt’s eyes bespoke a hardness that was anything but childish. Her tone was flat, neutral. ‘I don’t want you for a friend.’ Ripley tried to conceal her surprise. ‘Why not?’ ‘Because you’ll be gone soon, like the others. Like everybody.’ She gazed down at the doll head. ‘Casey’s okay. She’ll stay with me. But you’ll go away. You’ll be dead and you’ll leave me alone.’ There was no anger in that childish declamation, no sense of accusation or betrayal. It was delivered coolly and with complete assurance, as though the event had already occurred. It was not a prediction, but rather a statement of fact soon to take place.”
― Alan Dean Foster, Aliens