“This was not an Indiana Jones classic holovid; it was real life.”

“Ever wonder if you've done the right thing?" I asked him finally."Frequently," he replied. "Legalities notwithstanding, to not wonder indicates a dangerous lack of awareness of the near-infinite array of choices presented by life. More tea?”

“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.”