G.S. Jennsen

Quotes

• “There were things she wanted to say, but they were all jumbled up in her head and if she tried they’d come out backwards...”
• “His vision blurred, his grip on the dash faltered and the cockpit lost definition. Then all the diati rushed back to him...”
• “Chaos that closely resembled panic awaited. Shuttles raced to the presumed safety of the planet below while fighters cri...”
• “Children are turning themselves into monsters and, quite frankly, it is your fault. You initiated the creation of this t...”
• “He wasn’t going to be able to deactivate the field, which meant there was only one choice.He’d realized early on that hi...”
• “Evening had turned the sky a deep persimmon. The remaining sunlight enriched the colors of the ubiquitous flowers and fo...”
• “She and Kennedy both dove for the power connector; Kennedy reached it first and yanked out the connection as Alex landed...”
• “No, we absolutely should do it. If we can capture such a motherlode, it could make a pivotal difference in the coming wa...”
• “He simply preferred the sensation of soil beneath his feet and wind in his hair, of fresh, non-recycled air which carrie...”
• “So that’s why I say ‘never have anything you can’t walk away from.’ Especially a woman. For them, because this is a dang...”
• “Alex thrust her hand and half her arm into the labyrinth of light. Her stare blanked, and in the halo of the matrix her ...”
• “Alex screamed and lashed out at the points of light from within, desperate for something tangible to rage against. Caleb...”
• “It was killing him, seeing her this way. She was not meant to be uncertain, timid or fearful; the woman he knew exuded c...”
• “The universe is not ordered, and it will not become so simply because one wishes it. The universe is chaos made manifest...”
• “You have business and pleasure to attend to. As an expert in both, allow me to advise you to put them aside for the next...”
• “He made sure his tone remained casual. He was trying to keep his son unaware of the encroaching alien invasion for as lo...”
• “Why? Why did you kill them?”He laughed, recognizing it bore a frightening coldness. “Because you walked through the wron...”
• “Crushed sandstone sifted through Caleb’s fingers, insubstantial as dust. A breeze caught the debris mid-fall and spirite...”
• “As the sky began to darken she sank down in the chair. She had just watched over a thousand Alliance soldiers die in the...”
• “Time slowed as metal shards enveloped her like shattered glass. None pierced her of course, but it seemed as though she ...”
• “2 SECONDSHe was on her in an instant to brace her against the wall. She kicked and clawed at her unseen attacker, skin a...”
• “Above the curving arc of the planet, a mammoth explosion plumed crimson and charcoal then erupted in a starburst of crys...”
• “Mia stood between the bed and the broken window, holding an active plasma blade at waist-height in front of her. A thick...”
• “What do you want me to do? Arrest them all?” “When you can, absolutely.” “And when I can’t?” “Do whatever is necessary t...”
• “She pointed to the wreckage of one of the frigates in the distance. Half the ship had landed atop one of the towers on t...”
• “An eerie, chilling voice interrupted him to reverberate through the house. “You believe you are safe, but you will never...”
• “Caleb reached up and slid the tie out of her hair to let it fall free. “You were crazy to do it. But I love you because ...”
• “Laches faded away, leaving Miriam standing facing Hyperion, the Metigen who had orchestrated the slaughter of over fifty...”
• “A wispy murmur in the blackness. Blackness, where before there was only nothingness. It was dark, inky and thick, but th...”
• “He had seen many criminals in his years in Division. Dangerous men and even more dangerous women. Small-time hucksters a...”
• “He was terrified he was making the wrong choice. He relied on his instincts in his work but now he didn’t dare trust the...”
• “In the corner of her eye she caught her daughter’s shoulders drop as Alex exhaled with uncommon soberness. “So you trust...”
• “She skidded around a corner, slamming her shoulder into the wall and bouncing off of it without slowing. Caleb?Silence. ...”
• “From up here, the city below looked calm. Peaceful. Serene.It was a lie. Mia could feel the lie in her bones, in the for...”
• “The brain represented the most complex organism ever to exist, and impossible to tame. Morality could not be spawned by ...”
• “The Novoloume gazed in interest around the cabin. “So the whispers are true—Kats, SAIs and Humans have come to join with...”
• “A pulse. Beat-beating against her palm. Alive. Beat by beat the bottomless whirlwind of perceptions and data and images ...”
• “She climbed into the shuttle and got in his personal space. “Who are you working for?”The man spat in her face.She rolle...”
• “I believe my judgment has never been clearer. I have seen firsthand their potential, their strength of will, in a way yo...”
• “If there was anything the last year had taught her—if there was anything Caleb had taught her, the Metigen War had taugh...”
• “It felt somehow comforting to return to the sparkling lake tucked into the mountains on Portal Prime. But why, when ever...”
• “Alex peered behind her to see Noah fussing over a scrape on Kennedy’s cheek. “Unless someone’s bleeding to death, first ...”
• “Yes, she loved her ship more than she had loved him. But what she loved even more was what it gave her: freedom, and the...”
• “She thought he might have said her name, but it was background radiation accompanying the hum in her ears and the sympho...”
• “She returned his salute with a sly smile—a rare enough event that he eyed her suspiciously.“Admiral Solovy, are you wear...”
• “Semantics, Admiral. I’d appreciate an honest answer.”“I’d appreciate a multitude of honest answers, but I rarely expect ...”
• “You ask me to make peace with the monsters who did this?”She didn’t even look around at ‘this.’ “Yes. The alternative is...”
• “She settled back in the chair and draped one leg casually over the other, her hands coming to rest together on her knee....”
• “He checked her over while mentally checking himself. “Environment suits sealed up. Breather masks in hand. Daemons. Blad...”
• “Her perception was propelled backward, as if it were being pulled into a vortex. She slammed into her body, and her eyes...”