“For the record, I take no satisfaction in being right. For the record, I pray to God that I'm wrong.I'm not wrong...”

“Sheriff, are you suggestin' the victom was kidnapped?""I'm only statin' that, at this time, we have no body, only nonvital body parts...”

“An older, inebriated Scot who looked like he'd been sitting on his barstool all day looked me up and down, then smelled the air. "Heh, neebr, goat a deid an'mal in yer bac'pac, or iz it ye tha' bloody stinks?"My brain took a moment to translate. "Actually, yes, there is a dead animal in my backpack, but I probably stink, too.”

“Ah, how the seeds of cockiness blossom when soiled in ignorance.”

“For the starship's inhabitants, time now stands still.For planet Earth, the clock has begun ticking...”

“None of us have any control over the deck or the hand we've been dealt. What we do have is total responibility as to how we play the hand.”

“Three lights should be fine." - Zachary"Aye, well if it wis me, I'd want a bloody lighthoose beacon comin' oot o' my arse." - True MacDonald”