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.

Having a perilous adventure is always better than comatose safety. Always, always, always, always, always.

Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.

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

Don't be a little paranoid; worry about everything, or let it all go.

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.

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.