Slave Trade Quotes

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“I’ll give it my best. I will not be a liability, but I won’t be cannon fodder either. Don’t make me tell you all to fuck off. I don’t like saying ‘fuck off,’ much less actually meaning that you can fuck off, but if fuck off you must, then fuck off you will. I consider you all to be my friends, of which I don’t have very many. Don’t make me tell you to fuck off. It would hurt me more than you fuck-offs.” Rivka’s mouth fell open. Red stared. Lindy smiled. Jay and Floyd giggled. Lindy was the first to speak. “You fit right in, Doc. Dump your gear, and we’ll set you up with body armor.” “Chaz,” Rivka started, “take us out, please. Destination is Elgar 7.” “Body armor?” Tyler asked. “Body armor,” Red confirmed.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“I’ll give it my best. I will not be a liability, but I won’t be cannon fodder either. Don’t make me tell you all to fuck off. I don’t like saying ‘fuck off,’ much less actually meaning that you can fuck off, but if fuck off you must, then fuck off you will. I consider you all to be my friends, of which I don’t have very many. Don’t make me tell you to fuck off. It would hurt me more than you fuck-offs.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“What did you say?” Rivka interrupted. The two bodyguards gave her the side eye. “Labor is expensive, except on Corran, where it’s cheaper to buy and sell people than it is to hire them in the usual sense. Where the message isn’t in our favor. What about retirement? What happens when the commodity gets old and unable to work? Where do they go?” Red”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“Where does seeking opportunity end and trafficking begin?” “That’s your department,” he replied casually. “Where does a cavity end and a root canal begin? Patients never want a root canal.” Rivka started to laugh. “I guess they don’t, and no one wants to believe that they’ve volunteered to be a slave.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“Humanity’s strength is in its emotional highs, its deliberations, and its willingness to help others even at great risk to themselves.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“Slavers disgust me much more than murderers. They steal someone’s life over and over. Every day that person remains the property of another is another day of torment.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“but you can’t remove my ability to protect myself. Being unarmed is an invitation to be a victim. I’m nobody’s victim.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“A system with corrupt people is corrupted, no matter what they say. It would call into question everything we’ve done.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“Individual rights are superior, and we believe that people cannot contract those rights away.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“Freedom means choosing what you want and living with the consequences of your decisions.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade

“Okay, everyone. You’ve had your fun at my expense. I may not have served in the military or been shot at, but I’m willing to go with you and see what this is all about. I’ll give it my best. I will not be a liability, but I won’t be cannon fodder either. Don’t make me tell you all to fuck off. I don’t like saying ‘fuck off,’ much less actually meaning that you can fuck off, but if fuck off you must, then fuck off you will. I consider you all to be my friends, of which I don’t have very many. Don’t make me tell you to fuck off. It would hurt me more than you fuck-offs.”
― Craig Martelle, Slave Trade