He felt the comfort of being part of an eternal cycle symbolized by the gold strips on either side of the black mourning band he wore. Light, dark, light. The dark was just an interval.
Jack CampbellTags: patience mourning comfort trials light-dark
You can’t win unless you try to win, but you can lose by trying not to lose.
Jack CampbellTags: courage victory caution win
Desjani pulled out a ration bar. 'Hungry?' she asked Geary.
'I had something earlier. Is that a Yanika Babiya?'
'No. It’s . . .' She squinted at the label. 'Spicy chicken curry.'
'A chicken curry ration bar? How are they?'
Taking a small bite, Desjani chewed slowly, pretending not to be aware that everyone on the bridge was watching her instead of staring at the representation of the alien hypernet gate. 'It’s definitely got curry in it. Spicy, not so much. Some of the other stuff tastes like chicken.'
'That doesn’t narrow it down too much, does it?' Geary said.
'Every kind of meat in a ration bar tastes like chicken, Captain,' Lieutenant Castries suggested. 'Except the chicken.'
'You’re right, Lieutenant,' Desjani said. 'Real chicken in ration bars tastes like, what, mutton?'
'Ham,' Yuon tossed in. 'Bad ham.'
'So this can’t be chicken because it tastes like chicken,' Desjani concluded.
There are things we don't do. From this moment forth, let us all ensure our every action reflects well on us and our ancestors. Let us live to the highest standards, lest we win this war only to find ourselves staring in the mirror at the face of our late enemy.
Jack CampbellTags: integrity honor fidelity standards
I need to stop getting into situations where all my options are potentially bad.
Jack CampbellTags: planning motivation frustration
Solo en las vastas extensiones del espacio la luz parece lenta
Jack CampbellSagas wouldn't be interesting if terrible things didn't happen to the people in them.
Jack CampbellDeplorable practices adopted during the last century were repeatedly declared necessary if regrettable in order to win the war. Oddly enough, we've yet to win. You'd think somebody would have asked before this why the regrettable but necessary measures haven't actually produced the promised results.
Jack CampbellSecurity is not a license for people in authority to hide the tactics they would never openly admit to using.
Jack CampbellTags: security abuse-of-authority state-secrets
What are you going to do for fun if you can't devastate planets anymore?"
"I'll have to find another hobby, I guess.
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