Dead Man's Debt Quotes

“They piss on your leg, tell you it’s raining, and then offer to sell you an umbrella with a smile.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Wealthy people don’t riot. They hire other people to do that sort of work.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“How many people preferred stability—even unfair stability—over the turmoil of honesty? “Master-at-Arms”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Most of the crew doesn’t do any shooting at all. The helmsman steers, the gunners shoot and the captain leads. That’s not the whole crew, though. Not even close. You need people who take care of supplies and nurses and cooks and secretaries. In a battle, a lot of those people might seem useless, right? Who cooks dinner during a fight? “No, what those people do is they fix the ship. If you get in a battle, you’re going to get hit. It’s like a fight on the street. You plan on getting hurt. That’s part of fighting. On a ship, you have to fix damage right away.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“As it turned out, the scariest person he’d ever met also gave the best hugs.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Murder math?’ Yeah, doing murder math in your head.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Sometimes you can put the bandage on yourself. Sometimes you need a doctor. Why should we treat the mental stuff like it’s different?”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Faced with armed men and women and stuck in theater seats while things exploded right outside, the audience tended more toward terror than analysis.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“least”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“They pay me, of course, but only a fool puts his life on the line merely for money. A fool, or a criminal.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“said Tanner’s translator after they left the last such group behind. “Small fish who think of themselves as sharks,” Khalil grumbled further. Tanner”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Alicia’s idea of a distraction scared the hell out of Tanner. He figured she would toss a spare power cell or some other random object down the staircase to make the bad guys around the corner at the bottom step think twice before shooting. Instead, she threw herself down the stairs with her guns blazing. Thankfully, Alicia scared the hell out of the enemy, too.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Opening up his door, Tanner found four rough-looking men right in front of him. One held a stunner pistol. Another busily keyed up a small bumper unit. The men blinked in surprise. Tanner didn’t. He had considerably more training for this sort of trouble than for post-adolescent drama. He was also already pissed off. Tanner”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Tanner groaned, his head thumping against the back of his seat. “Why is it that every time I leave the ship, I make it back too late for breakfast but in time for a full work day?” “God”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt

“Her glare threatened to tear open his chest and rip out his soul.”
― Elliott Kay, Dead Man's Debt