Цитаты из книги Chaos Choreography

If the Covenant came here, if they pushed the issue, we`d fight. And we`d win. That was the only acceptable outcome for this particular competition.

There ain`t no drug in the world like the siren song of the stage. Once you`ve tasted it, you`ll always want more, even when you know it`s killing you.

Complacency is more dangerous than cowardice. The coward sees danger around every corner. The complacent sees danger and laughs it away.

Heroes save everyone. Heroes sacrifice themselves for the sake of people they`ve never met. We`re not heroes. We`re never going to be. But if that means we make it home alive, I`m all right with that.

The difference between a last stand and a Tuesday afternoon is all in how many bullets you had at the start.

The only bad neighbors are the neighbors who try to kill you, discredit you, or steal your lawn equipment. All the rest can be good, in their own ways.

Having a family seems to be a trigger that keeps forcing people to heroism.

I don`t figure I`ll have a headstone. I don`t honestly figure I`ll have a grave. Just a dark spot on the ground somewhere, and the knowledge that when it mattered, I wasn`t good enough. I guess I never really was.

There`s no crime in missing the shot. The only crime is being too damn slow to take it.

The world is going to get in the way sometimes. That`s what the world does. What you have to do, what you have to be prepared to do, is plant your feet and tell the world that you`re not going to be the one who gives ground.

Being a smart shopper doesn`t just mean clipping coupons and watching for sales. Sometimes it means understanding when you need that Kevlar vest a lot more than you need to wait for it to go on clearance.

My mama left me when I was too young to be without her, and I always swore I would do better than she did. Turns out the only thing I was better at was leaving.

Magic is real, in the sense that sometimes the world does things that can`t be explained using science as we currently understand it. Magic isn`t real, because once something becomes explainable, we start thinking of it as "science," and we no longer pretend it doesn`t exist. It`s sort of like cryptids. Creatures that were once considered impossible and mythological become completely plausible as someone figures out how to explain them. The wheel turns, and the world changes.

Walking into danger with your eyes open and your mind clear is a sign of bravery, not foolishness. Well, sometimes foolishness. But as long as you walk back out again, you can pretend that part doesn`t matter.

A mother is always proud of her children. Sometimes she doesn`t understand what the hell it is they`re doing, but that`s also part of motherhood. If you always understand your kids, they`re probably not telling you everything.

I`ve found that the difference between an opportunity and an obstacle often comes down to how many knives you have hidden in your clothing.

The only place you shouldn`t sleep when you have the chance is a den full of bears and rattlesnakes, and if you`re tired enough, even that turns negotiable.

"So you`re dating Val? You think you`re good enough for her?" "No, but as she doesn`t seem to have realized that yet, I intend to take advantage of my time in her good graces," said Dominic, with the sort of solemnity he usually reserved for portents of doom and complaints about how long I took in the shower.