Quentin

“We also both know that when it comes to getting people to deny their own immediate needs in favor of a greater good, asking nicely almost never works.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Falls

“We’re not people,” he said. “We’re the stories that people tell each other about us. Belters are crazy terrorists. Earthers are lazy gluttons. Martians are cogs in a great big machine.” “Men are fighters,” Naomi said, and then, her voice growing bleak. “Women are nurturing and sweet and they stay home with the kids. It’s always been like that. We always react to the stories about people, not who they really are.” “And look where it got us,” Holden said.”
― James S.A. Corey, Babylon's Ashes

“Eric Carter. King of the dead.”
― Stephen Blackmoore, Broken Souls

“It seemed to her that the real sign you were getting old was when you stopped needing to prove you weren’t getting old.”
― James S.A. Corey, Persepolis Rising