“We are alike, Joscelin and I, in that what we do, we do very well.”
“We can do two things at once, but we won't do either one very well.”
“Science fiction is very well suited to asking philosophical questions; questions about the nature of reality, what it means to be human, how do we know the things that we think we know.”
“None of us knows how we will cope with snakes until the moment arises, and then most of us find out that we do not do it very well.”
“Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.”
“Did we make love today, Slate?”“We fucked baby. That is what you and I do. We fuck. And today we did it damn well.”