The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus Quotes

“Micky smiled at the screen. He thought it was time to get another cat. Dokken was going with Terry and Char, leaving the ship without a mascot. He spoke softly so the others wouldn’t hear. “Smedley, search the cat rescue places and see if you can find us an ornery beast to bring on board. The War Axe needs more personality than we can give it.” “I shall find you three,” Smedley confirmed in a hushed voice.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“She trusted Wiriya. He knew why he was out there and the cost of failure. Her job was to make sure every commander had that same level of understanding, and theirs to pass it to their leadership teams until everyone knew. When all embraced the same goals, nothing would be impossible to achieve. It gave her hope when her entire world was going to hell.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Thanks, Dokken. We couldn’t have gotten him in there without you. I think he has more respect for you than for us.” That’s not it, the German Shepherd replied. I’ve worked harder at training him. It takes consistency, along with appropriate rewards for behaviors you want more of and punishment for those things he needs to stop doing. That’s all. “Just like training a dog, then?” Not at all. Dogs are smarter than humans. If we had thumbs, we’d get our own damn treats, but we can’t because of lids. The inequity is profound.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“A wise man once said, don’t revel in how much something sucks, ask yourself how you could make it suck more. That is the key to happiness.” Some of the soldiers scrunched their foreheads in thought. “Don’t you mean, make it suck less?” Marcie laughed again. “How you deal with the suck is what will make the Trans-Pac great. That is the stuff of legends! Do you think normal people would do this?” “Fuck normal!” someone shouted from up front. The”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Between now and that vision is the time of shaping and honing. First, you must understand what needs to be done. Second, you must do it. Today, during the inspections, you’ll set up tents and cots in the physical training yard, and you’ll move into those quarters, where you’ll remain for the duration of this phase of training. Plan for a month.” The”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“That’s your fault since they are your troops, so fix your shit and get it done yesterday!” “I get it, sir, but gosh! You guys are kind of mean,” the lieutenant persisted. “You need to get over that. No one is being mean since if you all die, I die. I don’t want to die, so I’m going to do something about it right now. That means creating a harsh environment within which a force learns to operate. If you want to be the baddest motherfucker on the battlefield, you have a high bar to reach. You aren’t always going to have a soft bed and a congenial enemy.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Discipline and physical fitness were established before anything else could happen. It was the same thing she had done with the new recruits in the Bad Company.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Cory started to laugh, understanding the subtle word jousting that had taken place. Her parents knew the end result before saying their first words, but they continued the back-and-forth, each giving in their own way, never letting the magic of play fade from their relationship.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“What do you need, Ankh?” “Breathable air, food, water, sleep, but not much of that last one. Why do you want to know that?”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Where’s Ramses?” Everyone froze, and Cory burst into tears. She was unable to answer him. “That’s why we’re here. We’re looking for Sylvia and Sarah to tell them that their father didn’t survive the mission to Benitus Seven.” “My Uncle Ramses is dead? But we don’t die.” Kailin continued to hold Cory. “We do, and it makes it that much worse.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Why didn’t you go?” “The waves dance to their own music,” Yanmei said, clasping her hands and bowing. Aaron shook his head. “We overslept.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“We helped to move Cory a certain distance on her journey. Each leg will take someone different so she doesn’t grow too dependent upon any one person. She had to go to Earth. That was her time to find her daughters. As Terry and Char had to go to Onyx Station. As Marcie and Kaeden had to go wherever they needed to go. We have our own journeys to follow, but our paths are inextricably linked. We travel together when we can, alone when we must, but we never forget how far we’ve come.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“First to fight for right and freedom. Of course, but the freedom of others, and it comes at a price that we are willing to pay. Glory to those who stand between the oppressors and the oppressed, for they will know both honor and death. They will know freedom through the eyes of the free.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“We will plan, but flex when the time comes.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“but as General Dwight D. Eisenhower said, ‘In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7

“Some would say the secret to life, the universe, and everything is forty-two, but the right answer is beer.”
― Craig Martelle, The Bad Company Complete Series Omnibus: Books 1 - 7