No Man's Land Quotes

“A broad, angry rainbow flew past Tanner to strafe the corridor. Magenta even dipped to snatch the shield from the vanguard Sentinel and discard it like a casual aside in an argument.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“These guys? I think some have legitimate worries, some don’t understand what’s going on, and some are xenophobic assholes. The problem is once you let in the assholes, it stinks up everything else. You see the Sovereign Humanity signs in there. They don’t even want to be on speaking terms with the Nyuyinaro or the Krokinthians.” Jesse shrugged. “It’s reasonable to distrust your government until the distrust is just a dog whistle for bigotry.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“Look, I’m not asking you to enlist. My concern is this mission and this mission alone.” “Until the next bullshit thing happens?” said Lynette.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“You’ve got a photographic memory for pirate ships?” asked Val. “No, I got kinda ranty about how I could pick up a minor in pirate studies if it was an actual thing. A professor said, ‘Do it,’ and I said, ‘There’s no such thing,’ and he said, ‘Yet,’ and then he talked to a department head, and now here I am with an independent study program and a bunch of reference stuff on my holocom and—”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“Tanner?” He gestured to the smoldering bodies. “Pirates.” “Pirates?” Lynette blinked.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“Hey, I…” Alicia frowned. “I kinda need you to stay mad, but I also feel like I should give you a hug.” Tanner still seethed. “I really wish you would.” She did.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“I didn’t think you’d turn gung-ho on us.” “I take getting shot at kinda personally.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“thought you might be more open-minded than you let on.” Roberts shrugged. “It’s not like you told me to go to Hell.” “Christ, was that my mistake?”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“Aw, Jesus fucking Christ,” Tanner sighed. “Y’know, I saw it coming. It was completely obvious and yet I let you keep talking anyway.” “You knew things would be worse if you didn’t listen,” said Roberts. “No, I let civility get in the way of my own needs.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“Aw, Jesus fucking Christ,” Tanner sighed. “Y’know, I saw it coming. It was completely obvious and yet I let you keep talking anyway.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“I’m just saying, you’ve been to fancier places,” said Lynette. “I have?” “You might’ve blown them up, now that I think about it.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“I’ve been through wars, and put them to rest,” said Yeoh. “You have to do the second part. It feels hollow and wrong, like a betrayal of all who fell and all we lost. The alternative is endless war and greater loss. Few among the lost would want that for us. You don’t have to forgive; you shouldn’t forget. You must move on, and that means leaving the war in the past.”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land

“We can’t have any crying fucking orphans or sad old people in the background. War has to look clean for the people at home. If there’s so much as litter in your video, you put it in the vault, got it?”
― Elliott Kay, No Man's Land