B.C. Chase > Quotes

“The human heart is evil, absolutely.  That is why self-discipline is a virtue.  Once you open the floodgates of corruption, there’s no stopping it. ”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise

“Peer review was an excellent system by which academics could either anonymously censor others with whom they disagreed, or hide from controversy after they signed off on truth that the public couldn't stomach. ”
― B.C. Chase, Origin of Paradise

“True power is not in how one thinks,” he said.  “It’s in how one loves.”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise

“On the far side, the sun bursts into view, her atmosphere, pale and golden, like a flash of fire, blazing with a streak of light that trails the curve of her surface.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“I’m sorry.  Maybe it would have been better if we hadn’t heard from Houston, after all.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“We are tiny, little buggers, and the universe is a big son of a gun.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“The platypus, as it turns out, derives its DNA from a menagerie of creatures. When its genome was fully decoded, it was found only to be 80% mammalian, and had genes found previously only in reptilian, bird, amphibian, and fish DNA.”
― B.C.CHASE

“Now I’m totally uncomfortable.  I am not going to talk about this.  A man’s dreams are supposed to be private.  If they weren’t, we could project them from our heads for very bizarre and sometimes unspeakably naughty prime time TV.”
― B.C.CHASE, Pluto's Ghost: Encounter Edition

“Now the leatherback turtle overcame the heat issue via a simple, but evolutionarily impossible solution; it is the only reptile that possesses fatty insulation known as brown adipose tissue, and the only reptile that regulates a high body temperature. This brown adipose tissue is the expression of the UCP1 gene, and, aside from the leatherbacks, is found only in mammals, amphibians, and fishes. Not one other reptile has UCP1.”
― B.C.CHASE

“Build it and they will come' is one of the most idiotic ideas conceived by man.”
― B.C. Chase, Origin of Paradise

“Do the initials J.K. mean anything to you?”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise

“They are coming and they will speak to us all.  Their message will terrify us to our core.  Only then will we act! “We must move now to save ourselves and our dear planet.  We owe it to those who placed life here.  We were supposed to be stewards.  Instead, we have been rapists of mother earth.”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise

“for better or worse, the 'spiritual' or 'psychic' side of humanity has been the greatest force for change acting on the world since the beginning of recorded history.”
― B.C. Chase, Origin of Paradise

“And, if someone does something they shouldn’t, we’ll be able to watch the video recording, later.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“The signs have been everywhere.  The changing temperatures.  The rising tides.  The melting glaciers.  Deforestation, pollution, and voracious, unsustainable consumption.  We are killing our home.”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise

“I will die, here.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“who is not well must proceed directly to deck three for immediate preventive treatment.  Everyone else, proceed at once to your cabin.  Again, if you are female, or ill, proceed to deck three for immediate treatment.”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Violation of Paradise

“Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellite”
― B.C.CHASE, Pluto's Ghost: Encounter Edition

“In a fit of sudden rage, Gary stripped the book from Chiang-gong’s grasp, clutched it with a white-knuckled, vicelike grip, groaning, and then threw it out the door of the house where it hit the car and dropped to the ground, the pages fluttering in the wind. Quietly, Chiang-gong walked outside and picked it up.  He stared down the street and he shielded his eyes, squinting at something in the distance.  Then he turned to the others in the house and shouted, “Soldier, they coming!”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise

“Katia, Tim, Nari, Shiro, Kurt, Sarah, Shelby, and I have been playing poker, together”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“To a heat-sensing snake, reality is far different than it is to us.  The universe looks far different through a telescope that interprets infrared, ultraviolet than it does through a telescope that interprets visible light. ”
― B.C.CHASE, Paradeisia: Fall of Paradise

“Leave it to Beaver?  What about something a little more exciting, but still your color, like Fifty Shades of Grey? ISS: Sounds boring as heck.  What’s that about?  The weather in Seattle? MCC: Never mind. ISS:”
― B.C.CHASE, Pluto's Ghost: Encounter Edition

“is a well-known fact that someone mad but glad is far better company than someone sane but sad, so she made for a cheery companion—though she could not be relied upon to tend the garden or do anything industrious except weaving and knitting, both of which she did poorly.”
― B.C. Chase, Santa Claus: The King of the Elves: Fantasy Epic

“After all, this mission was the brainchild of his conception.”
― B.C. Chase, Origin of Paradise

“Hard to believe he would choose to end his life that way, but I guess they made the space station impossibly safe, otherwise.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“Shiro says, “So certain death if we do, and almost certain death if we don’t.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“Katia, Shelby, Tim, Shiro and I are doing our best to play cards in the lounge.  Shelby got some adhesive so we can stick them to the coffee table, but it’s still a challenge and some of them escape to float away.  We’d be in the Centrifuge Module, but we don’t want to end up, you know, dead. Shiro says, “So, now that we’re on our way, I think it’s time we start getting real.  We need to be prepared for what’s out there.” “I think we’re about as prepared as we can get,” Shelby comments, discarding. “In all the training, we never had any discussions about motives.” “Motives?” Tim asks. “Yes,” Shiro says. “For example, look at the crew the aliens chose.  With the exception of Jim, all of us are young.” “Well that’s self-explanatory, isn’t it?” says Tim.  “Why send older, less physically fit individuals on such a physically rigorous journey?  No offense, Jim.” “The females are younger than the males, but all of us are of reproductive age.”  He looks up from his cards, “Doesn’t that make you a little curious what they have in mind?” “Shiro!  You’re making me uncomfortable,” Shelby says. Looking at Katia, Shiro says, “And you’re the youngest, Katia.  Very young, in fact, and intelligent on a scale beyond the reach of the vast majority of humans.”  He glances from side to side, “All of us, in fact, are exceptional.  With the exception of you, Jim.  No offense, of course.” “None taken,” I say.  “Full house.” Everyone groans and I collect all the chips we have placed in a Ziploc bag. Tim asks, “Are you suggesting that they intend to keep us as pets and breed us, or something?  Because that’s impossible.  You know all the men on the crew have been sterilized.” “Yes, I know.  But do you think that, if they have the technology to do what they have already done, they might also be able to overcome such a hurdle?  They will have our DNA, and three perfectly viable wombs to work with.  That should be enough.” Shelby exclaims, “That is enough!  Good grief, Shiro.  Are you trying to give us nightmares?” “I just want us all to be prepared for all eventualities.” Blinking, her brows furrowed, Shelby says, “How considerate of you.  That’s enough preparation for today.” ∆v∆v∆v∆v∆”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“Despite not being an astronaut or ever wanting to go to space, I can’t help but feel a sense of awe.”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost

“Freedom is usually lost a little at a time to promises of safety, cash, or ease.”
― B.C. Chase, Planet Pluto

“(the toilet waste is sanitized, first, mind you)”
― B.C. Chase, Pluto's Ghost