The Sins of Our Fathers (The Expanse, #9.5)

by James S.A. Corey

The only point is that our parents can lay burdens on us, all without meaning to, that we’ll have to carry around for the rest of our lives and there’s nothing we can do about that. But you and I still get to decide how we carry those burdens.”

“Of course you don’t. That’s why they call it mercy. If you deserve it, they call it justice.”