“Imagine if they’d had you in Alexandria.” “Would it have added to the sum of human happiness if the library had survived?” “Apparently most of it did, despite the myth.” “Humans never use the information they’ve got. They seem to value it less the more they have.” “But there’s a romance in what we don’t know or never can.”
Karen Traviss, The Best of Us [Amazon, Bookshop, Local Library]
There’s always been disaster and war, ups and downs, dark ages and golden eras. It’s not the first time that something’s wiped out a big chunk of life on the planet, either. But each time that happens and the world recovers, some species don’t make it. This time it just might be us.
Karen Traviss, The Best of Us [Amazon, Bookshop, Local Library]
While he wasn’t capable of taking his mind off something like a human would, he could certainly experience things that gave him peace and enjoyment to counterbalance uncomfortable knowledge.
Karen Traviss, The Best of Us [Amazon, Bookshop, Local Library]
Rules are the difference between us and the scavengers and marauders out there. Just because we decided not to live under the town’s regulations, it doesn’t mean we want anarchy.
Karen Traviss, The Best of Us [Amazon, Bookshop]
“Time to stand down, maybe.” “Nope. Just because there’s no government doesn’t mean our oaths are over. We’ll keep doing what we were tasked to do. Save civilians.”
Karen Traviss, The Best of Us [Amazon, Bookshop]
Yeah, I hate time travel put-it-right movies. You get one chance and the choice you make is who you are.
Karen Traviss, The Best of Us [Bookshop, Amazon]
