539 Quotes by James S.A. Corey

But that was the way time worked. Too fast when you weren’t paying attention, and then slow as mud when you watched it.

Captain,” Amos said with mock surprise. “Have you actually learned from your past? Is this a new thing you do now?

You ask yourself what happens,” Miller said. “Ask yourself what Naomi’d do.” Holden barked out a laugh. “Is that how you make your decisions?” Miller let his eyes close. Juliette Mao was there, sitting on the couch at her old apartment on Ceres. Fighting the crew of the stealth ship to a standstill. Burst open by the alien virus on the floor of her shower stall. “Something like it,” Miller said.

It had been a failure, but it was a failure he understood, and that made it a victory.

His enthusiasm was exhausting and charming at the same time. He wanted to impress her, so she resolved to be impressed. It was a small enough thing to give someone.

He was her best friend, but he was terrible husband material. After his second failure at it Bobbie pointed out that if he just wanted something to hurt, she could break his arm for him and save everyone time.

The beautiful thing about losing your illusions, he thought, was that you got to stop pretending.

He wore his age like a statement that fighting the ravages of time and mortality was beneath his notice.

You never ask for permission, you just apologize later.