“Remember your ancestors, dream of your descendants and work hard while you're living.”

“There are other, civilised ways of dealing with the matter," Dllenahkh insisted.Darithiven looked at him with pity. "Then, by your definition, this cannot be civilisation.”

“I think if a story has a message it should be incidental and accidental, otherwise it leans too close to indoctrination.”

“I find that sometimes if you just sit still, things have a way of finding you before you can find them.”

“Let me tell you, there's no long-distance relationship like an interstellar one.”

“I've always thought academics should get a little slurry on their boots from time to time.”

“Judging other humans and finding them wanting is what the Sadiri do.”