Rich Man's War Quotes

“Laws and ethics are what make an army or a navy something different than a mob of assholes with guns.”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War

“Sometimes I think about all those normal goals like going to college, getting my dream job, and finding someone special, and I realize I’m starting to look at them like they’re tactical objectives. Like I have to fight my way through some bad guys to get to them. Then I wonder how long I’ll feel like this, or if I’ll start thinking that way about getting the groceries or doing my laundry. And then I think maybe just living in some small house with a bunch of cats and not giving a shit about the rest of the world actually sounds like a good plan.” —MA3 Tanner Malone, Unsent Letter, December 2276”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War

“I’m okay. He’s not heavy.” “Christ, you gotta be kidding me,” Tanner grumbled, feeling useless. “What?” Vanessa huffed. “Got a problem being rescued by a girl?” “Yeah,” Tanner shot back, “of all the shit that’s gone wrong today, that’s what I’m upset about!” “Is he being sarcastic?” she asked one of his shipmates.”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War

“At almost every step in her career, she wondered when they’d all figure out she was just faking it. She faked being an adult, being an officer, being a leader. A good wife. A mother. Then she accepted that planets turned on the actions of people who felt like they were faking it.”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War

“War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives.” —War Is a Racket, 1935 Major General Smedley D. Butler, USMC (ret.) Two-time recipient of the Medal of Honor”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War

“I wouldn’t expect a press secretary to be part of this.” Andrea nodded slightly. “I can see how the title might give that impression, Mr. Weir. However, I’m a senior policy adviser to President Aguirre, I have some background in macroeconomics, and I’ve served two terms in the Archangel Senate.” She offered a tight-lipped smile and added, “I also bake when the mood strikes me.” Weir”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War

“I know, I know!” shouted Sanjay. His eyes darted back and forth from the road ahead to the rearview displays. He’d have preferred the ancient but reliable technological wonder of rearview mirrors, but those had already been shot away. “Might wanna throw on seat belts back there!” “Shit,”
― Elliott Kay, Rich Man's War