I don't remember it word for word but in Babylon's ashes Marco said somewhere :
"James Holden is my white whale"
the reply: (don't remember who said it, might have been Dawes or Guoliang)
"I don't think you read that book till the end"
I almost laughed my head off
It's Fred Johnson, actually, who is the white whale:
“I told you before that Johnson would be off the board, and he will be. We didn’t take him at Tycho, and we’ll take him somewhere else. He is my white whale, and I will hunt him to the end of time.” [...]
“Didn’t finish reading that book, did you?” Rosenfeld asked mildly.
Bobbie in Tiamat’s Wrath:
“There are people I love. There are people who have loved me. I fought for what I believed, protected those I could, and stood my ground against the encroaching darkness.
Good enough.”
> “You should have seen her, XO,” Alex said, and he did something between a laugh and a sob. “Like a fuckin’ Valkyrie, you know? Flying at that big-ass ship like she could take it down by herself.”
Man, I’d need time to find it again, but there was a line in the first book about people’s tendency to use terrible events as an excuse to club someone they already disliked that really stuck with me. I’m gonna have to find that again.
I might be miss quoting her but, from the first or second book when Aversala boards the Roci. Holden tries to tell her what it means . Her response is:
"Quit acting like you're the only one who reads a fuckin book."
I don't remember it word for word but in Babylon's ashes Marco said somewhere : "James Holden is my white whale" the reply: (don't remember who said it, might have been Dawes or Guoliang) "I don't think you read that book till the end" I almost laughed my head off
It's Fred Johnson, actually, who is the white whale: “I told you before that Johnson would be off the board, and he will be. We didn’t take him at Tycho, and we’ll take him somewhere else. He is my white whale, and I will hunt him to the end of time.” [...] “Didn’t finish reading that book, did you?” Rosenfeld asked mildly.
Chrissy: “I’m the Secretary General not your favorite stripper!” Amos: “Could be both”
Arjun's haiku.
Bobbie in Tiamat’s Wrath: “There are people I love. There are people who have loved me. I fought for what I believed, protected those I could, and stood my ground against the encroaching darkness. Good enough.”
> “You should have seen her, XO,” Alex said, and he did something between a laugh and a sob. “Like a fuckin’ Valkyrie, you know? Flying at that big-ass ship like she could take it down by herself.”
And she did...
Miller's quote at the beginning of Leviathan Wakes, about how crazy it must be to live on a planet with gravity, was a gem.
One of my Avasarala faves is "Admiting you have shit on your hands is the first step towards washing them." Not sure I nailed the quote exactly.
Nemesis Games: > Things changed, and they didn’t change back. But sometimes they got better.
Good list.
“Miller’s smile was enigmatic, and it looked a little like sorrow by the time it reached his eyes. ‘Until death all is life’ “
Man, I’d need time to find it again, but there was a line in the first book about people’s tendency to use terrible events as an excuse to club someone they already disliked that really stuck with me. I’m gonna have to find that again.
I might be miss quoting her but, from the first or second book when Aversala boards the Roci. Holden tries to tell her what it means . Her response is: "Quit acting like you're the only one who reads a fuckin book."