Deliberate choices are the only sacred things in the universe. Everything else is just hydrogen.

That's the first rule of command; be consistent! You can be sadistic, you can be lazy, you can be stupid, but if you're consistent the crew will still let you sit in when they play dominoes.

Ah, but I am more perceptive than most of the universe. Especially the parts of the universe that are vacuum.

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

I hated relying on luck. When it worked, it made me feel so damned eerie.

The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.