Delta-V (Delta-v, #1)

by Daniel Suarez

“Because in the modern world money does not represent value, Mr. Tighe—money represents debt. And the more debt that is created in the world, the more money there is.”

“He often scolded me for not thinking about my future.” Tighe wiped his face. “And then he gave me his.”

“At a time when the world was close to nuclear annihilation, John F. Kennedy said these words: ‘There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again.’”