Odyssey One Quotes

“The main difference between a fighter pilot and God is that God doesn't think he was a fighter pilot.”
― Evan C. Currie, Odyssey One

“Warriors are never appreciated in peacetime except by those they saved during the war.”
― Evan C. Currie, Odyssey One

“A soldier’s first duty, his reason for being, is not to fight. Fighting is the final recourse for any civilized people. His duty is not even to preserve the peace; that is a police officer’s job,” Comdr. Stephen Michaels of the NAC military said by rote, remembering the many long nights of arguments and discussions that had brought this to his mind. “A soldier’s first duty is simply to stand between his nation and any who might wish it harm.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“We don't bolt, Ensign ... We advance cautiously to the front and quickly to the rear.”
― Evan C. Currie, Odyssey One

“If we survive this, I'm going to have a very serious talk with the techs back home about what constitutes "need to know.”
― Evan C. Currie, Odyssey One

“Oddly enough, in the very midst of the terror time, Weston found his mind wandering dangerously. He remembered that someone had once said that war was an interminably long stretch of boredom punctuated by seconds of pure terror.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Freedom. That’s the core of why we do what we do. Peace is a fallacy in itself. Personally, I only know of two forms of peace—peace in death and the peace of slavery.” He snorted in amusement. “And I’m not certain about death.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“There are some things in this universe that are better left unknown. Some knowledge changes you. That knowledge exact a terrible toll!”
― Evan C. Currie, Odyssey One

“Warriors are never appreciated in peacetime, except by those they saved during the war.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“... they couldn't do it the easy way, so they cut through the problem and made another option.”
― Evan C. Currie, Odyssey One

“Think about it…We’re on another planet, fighting giant spider things, in powered armor…Christ, Sarge, that’s like every sci-fi cliché ever written!”
― Evan Currie, Into the Black

“I’ve never in my life been afraid of a gun,” Weston said firmly. “It’s the person with their finger on the trigger that worries me.”
― Evan Currie, Into the Black

“Raziel. Secret of God.”
― Evan Currie, Into the Black

“soldier’s first duty, his reason for being, is not to fight. Fighting is the final recourse for any civilized people. His duty is not even to preserve the peace; that is a police officer’s job,”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“A soldier’s first duty is simply to stand between his nation and any who might wish it harm.” Milla”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“I’ve never in my life been afraid of a gun,” Weston said firmly. “It’s the person with their finger on the trigger that worries me.” He”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“One of the locals, a woman with a statuesque build and very hard eyes, nodded, her weapon not quite aimed in his direction. That was fair. After all, his rifle wasn’t quite aimed at them.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Come on, Sarge!” Deacon whined. “Think about it…We’re on another planet, fighting giant spider things, in powered armor…Christ, Sarge, that’s like every sci-fi cliché ever written!”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Because…Admiral, I’ve never in my life been afraid of a gun,” Weston said firmly. “It’s the person with their finger on the trigger that worries me.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Traditions, Commander Roberts mused silently, were funny things. They started when you least expected them and endured through everything the universe could throw at them.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Stephanos was angry, but he was still a military man, and the best path to victory was following orders. Not exacting revenge.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“No soldier worth the title would ever make that claim, Milla. Peace is the one thing we don’t fight for.” A look of shock crossed her face. “Then why?” “Freedom. That’s the core of why we do what we do. Peace is a fallacy in itself. Personally, I only know of two forms of peace—peace in death and the peace of slavery.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“On the bounce,” Sean grinned, using an old phrase long embraced by troopers in powered armor, though no one really seemed to remember why. A few people insisted it had to do with some old sci-fi novel. Sean doubted”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“It was a foolish warrior who entrusted his weapons to the care of any man, save himself.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Of course, the term “rules of warfare” was one of the oldest oxymorons in recorded history,”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“While Rael Tanner seemed a rather sensible type, and the behemoth of a man in charge of the ground forces was also, the politicos were pretty much what one might expect from experience on Earth. They were a little different in motivation, perhaps, or at least in experience, but they still impeded the progress of pretty much anything they touched, like old hands.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Weston chuckled, shaking his head. “Sometimes I wonder who’s really in charge of this heap.” “You are.” Steph grinned. “And none of the rest of us want to take your place if you get your dumb ass killed, so bear with us, all right?”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“Ohhh…fuck,” Burke groaned, pushing himself up to his hands and knees, shunting a half ton of debris off his back. “You guys…dead?” “Just wishing,” Mehn replied as he shifted some more material”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“The silence was deafening, as the saying went, and the lieutenant found himself almost wishing for something to happen. Anything would be good, a dark part of his mind whispered. A dark and stupid part, of course.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black

“We don’t bolt, Ensign.” Roberts smiled, but without amusement. “We advance cautiously to the front and quickly to the rear.”
― Evan C. Currie, Into the Black