Halo Quotes

“4 of us, and 2000 of them. Piss-poor odds. For them.”
― Eric Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“Honer and self sacrifice. Death does not diminish these qualities in a soldier. We shall remember.”
― Eric Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“A leader must be ready to send the soldiers under his command to their deaths”
― Eric Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“Kelly hesitated, then saluted.
John turned and grabbed her arm. "Come on, Spartan. Don't look back."
The truth was, it was John who didn't dare look back. If he had, he would have stayed with Sam. Better to die with a friend than leave him behind. But as much as he wanted to fight and die alongside his friend, he had to set an example for the rest of the Spartans -- and live to fight another day.
John and Kelly pushed the pressure doors shut behind them.
"Good-bye," he whispered.”
― Eric Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“Your destruction is the will of the Gods . . . and we are their instrument.”
― Eric S. Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“I’ll tell you how to win, John,” she whispered. “You have to survive.”
― Eric S. Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“Sam’s death had shown them that the Covenant were not invincible. They could be beaten. At a high cost, however. John finally understood what the Chief had meant—the difference between a life wasted and a life spent.”
― Eric S. Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“when you were out of options, then you were using the wrong tactics? You had to bend the rules. Shift perspective—anything to find a way out of a hopeless situation.”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“Relax,” she said. “We’re supposed to be parents inspecting the school for our little girl.” She slipped her arm through his, and although she would have thought such a feat impossible, the Lieutenant stood even straighter.”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“The Master Chief pushed away and fired the pistol again. The bolt of fire caught the Elite in the face. It writhed and clawed at nothing. The Elite shuddered . . . suspended in midair; it twitched and finally stopped moving. The Master Chief shot it again to make sure it was dead.”
― Eric S. Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“Kelly hesitated, then saluted.
John turned and grabbed her arm. "Come on, Spartan. Don't look back."
The truth was, it was John who didn't dare look back. If he had, he would have stayed with Sam. Better to die with a friend than leave him behind. But as much as he wanted to fight and die alongside his friend, he had to set an example for the rest of the Spartans -- and live to fight another day.
John and Kelly pushed the pressure doors shut behind them.
"Good-bye," he whispered.”
― Eric S. Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“John only knew three ways to react to people. If they were his superior officers, he obeyed them. If they were part of his squad, he helped them. If they were a threat, he neutralized them.”
― Eric S. Nylund, Halo: The Fall of Reach

“How are you, Master Chief?” she asked. She stared pointedly at the hand pressed to his forehead in a tight salute. Slowly, he dropped his hand. She smiled. Unlike everyone else who greeted the Master Chief and stared at his uniform, medals, ribbons, or the Spartan insignia, Dr. Halsey stared into his eyes. And she never saluted. John had never gotten used to that.”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“approached the two guards, smiling. John knew her smile wasn’t friendly. She was smiling because she was finally getting a chance to put her training to the test. Kelly waved to the guard and pulled open the door. He asked her to stop and show her identification. She stepped inside, grabbed his rifle, twisted, and dragged him inside with her. The”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“Inbound Covenant air support,” Blue-Four reported over the COM link. “ETA is two minutes, Chief.”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“attacked the men I had assigned to guard it.”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach

“Rest can be as deadly a weapon as a pistol or grenade.”
― Eric S. Nylund, The Fall of Reach