Jay

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

“That's what I've never been able to get about religion: that charmless combination of altruism and insanity. Give me a cynical, self-interested bastard any day of the week; at least you can play chicken with him and know he'll stick to the rules.”
― Mike Carey, Vicious Circle

“No, I do not need an outrageous quest to prove my worth. I deserve happiness -- happiness on my own terms.”
― Anna Bayes, It Is Time and Other Stories

“The operating table was empty.
'Where's he gone?' demanded Jane.
'he didn't leave a note,' said Rye”
― Adam Baker, Outpost