Stuart Brown

“made up Southern Hope. The snowfields rolled out flat in all directions. The sky was hard and clear, the sun beginning to sink toward”
― Jack McDevitt, The Engines of God

“viewscreen as the deep purple colors of hyperspace”
― Raymond L. Weil, Galactic Search

“wanted.’ Hutch knew better. ‘I’m serious. All you’d need is a little training. And, of”
― Jack McDevitt, Chindi

“It's only since it's been made impossible that it's been made so damn easy. It's got like prohibition, with bums and crooks making fortunes out of hooch, everyone who might have had a palate losing it, nobody caring how you hold your liquor, you've been smart enough if you get it at all. You can't make good wine in a bathtub in the cellar, you need sun and rain and fresh air, you need pride in a job you can tell the world about. Only you can live without drink if you have to, but you can't live without love.”
― Mary Renault, The Charioteer