No Medals for Secrets Quotes

“The world is never lacking for angry men with simple answers to complicated problems. The trouble starts when people listen to them. But I knew it was time to get out when they started asking for lists. It always goes bad when those simple men come into power and start making lists.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“No. It’s a covert op,” Janeka countered. “Eighty kilos of weaponized angst is the wrong tool for the job.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“The only way to win this whole thing is to try,” said Janeka. “We might fail. We might not. If we don’t try, we’ll damn sure lose.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“This feels so gross,” Tanner continued. “They said they’ve already got me on something for the nausea. Can’t imagine what a mess I’d be without it. It’s like they give you medicine for what’s wrong, but then they have to give you medicine for the medicine.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“Alicia shook her head. “Y’know, when the recruiters talked about defending Archangel, I always figured we’d be fighting these guys. I never hoped for a war or anything, but they make you think about it. Never really thought we’d be fighting other human beings.” “Huh. Sucker,” muttered Baldwin. “Aliens don’t even want to talk to us long enough to have another argument, let alone another war. I kinda can’t blame them lately.” “Pretty much.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“The world is never lacking for angry men with simple answers to complicated problems. The trouble starts when people listen to them.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“But the truth is not every human endeavor is best directed by the profit motives of the few people at the top.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“By definition, a laser always moves at the speed of light. If you can see the beam, it’s already too late. The only way to dodge is to get out of the way before it’s fired.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“He was quick. The lasers were quicker.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“It’s not like they ever tell us everything, anyway. You know how it is. We’re mushrooms. They keep us in the dark and feed us lots of shit,”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“CHAPTER FIVE
Collateral Damage “In an ordinary war, we differentiate between combatants and civilians. Not everyone is part of a nation’s army. But what about a corporation? Surely security and fleet forces are combatants in the traditional sense. Are executives valid targets? Paying taxes is generally compulsory for a nation’s citizens, but are shareholders equally detached from a military effort? Are they collaborators? Where does one draw the lines, or are there any?”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“Gunnery Sergeant Janeka had enough of your shit before you were even born.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets

“The world is never lacking for angry men with simple answers to complicated problems.”
― Elliott Kay, No Medals for Secrets