392 Quotes by John Scalzi

The idea of spending another six hours with Leon and his farts was more than I could take.

There was a reason why Special Forces soldiers hardly ever retired - being retired means losing integration. Losing integration means being alone.

After our negotiations were completed, the dome would be imploded and launched toward the nearest black hole, so that none of its atoms would ever contaminate this particular universe again. I thought that last part was overkill.

In general there should be gay characters in YA because a) surprise, there are gay folks everywhere and b) in my opinion as a father, there’s not a damn thing wrong with my child encountering gay folks in her literature, because see point a).

Welcome to the fucking universe! The universe is a fucked-up place, my friends.

Destiny gets compressed, you know, into just that small fraction of a second you have right in front of you at any one time. And there’s nothing romantic about keeping your head down to avoid getting shot, or trying to save a friend who’s been injured, or coming face to face with a creature who is as smart and mean and as terrified of dying as you are, and who wants to make sure that if someone is left on the ground there, it’s you and not it.

The universe is a big place. Maybe we're not in the best neighborhood.

I'm going to go pee. If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladder.

The universe isn't going to be conquered by legions of geriatrics. No offense.