
The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)

“If there isn’t a quieter way, we can always go loud,” Dafyd said. “But once we’ve gone loud, we can’t go quiet.”
James S. A. Corey • The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)
The slow, low pulse of being alive kept making its demands, no matter what. However bad it was, however mind-breaking and strange and painful, the mundane insisted on its cut.
James S. A. Corey • The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)
“I think some important scientific questions have finally been answered. Alien life exists, and they are assholes.”
James S. A. Corey • The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)
Humans are structureless. They live in conflict with themselves and each other. Their great genius is rationalization: lying into mirrors until they bully and seduce themselves into things they would never otherwise do. They are creatures of self-delusion, regret, and desire.
James S. A. Corey • The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)
Anger is pain in a party mask.
James S. A. Corey • The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)
Anger is pain in a party mask.
James S. A. Corey • The Mercy of Gods (The Captive's War Book 1)
What you did with a tree branch, we did with you and countless others before you. Why me? is not something the universe ever answers.