"Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible."

"Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume."On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You going to cover my funeral expenses, son?"Splendidly. Banners, dancing girls, and enough beer to float your coffin to Valhalla."- Miles coaxing Ky Tung to agree to an almost suicidal mission"

"(T)he cadet was too young to believe in death after life."

"Don’t be afraid,” she said. “The dead cannot hurt you. They give you no pain, except that of seeing your own death in their faces. And one can face that, I find.”Yes, he thought, the good face pain. But the great—they embrace it."

"…the trouble with oaths of the form, death before dishonor, is that eventually, given enough time and abrasion, they separate the world into two sorts of people: the dead, and the forsworn."

"Stand before his grave and use your gift of breath to complain of your limited time. If you dare."

"Perfect preservation isn't life, it’s death."

"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them."