The Terran Menace Quotes

“This was his first time aboard a military vessel, and he hadn’t anticipated how crowded it would feel—the designers certainly hadn’t paid much attention to aesthetics or feng shui.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“Well…” Ben said slowly, turning to face them. “That was weird.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“He grunted and flexed his core muscles as hard as he could, working in unison with his APEX as it squeezed his extremities in an effort to keep blood in his head, where it would be useful.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“The petite, five-foot-two engineer was a foul-mouthed hellion masquerading as a blonde bombshell.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“What’s up, Cheng?” he asked, using the ancient naval slang for “chief engineer.” “Why the hell are you suddenly flogging my ship like a rented mule, sir?”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“The wrench momentarily forgotten, he thrust his hand behind the bench and did what any red-blooded human male would do in his shoes: he pushed the button of unknown capability.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“It was going to be a long year or two before this shit finally settled down. He needed to get the kid whipped into shape, pronto.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“On paper, the war had technically been a draw, but only because neither side had enough ships left over to fight off a garbage scow when it was all said and done.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“Fucking spacers changed the name of a door just so they could feel important.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“He had never considered himself to be anything remotely resembling a leader, despite the fact that his parents had both been excellent ones, but he had inherited his mother’s lack of patience for stupidity.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“First and Fourth Fleets were operated by the North American Commonwealth, Second and Fifth by the European Union, and Third and Sixth by the Sino-Russian Federation.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“got our hands full up here, but they must not have been expecting us to be able to counter so quickly. The situation is tenuous, but we have force parity and are giving as good as we get. Garland out.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“but the kid’s informal nature ground on Carl’s old-school nerves like a belt sander.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“SHIT, MEET FAN”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“A small part of his mind pointed out that screaming obscenities at office furniture might not be the best way to reassure his dad and the room full of scientists on the other side of the door that he was a good candidate to receive a multimillion-dollar birthday present, but he was beyond caring at that point.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“the giant flashing neon sign that screamed something was up and instead focused solely on the very, very shiny object of its desire that was being assembled in the middle of the room.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“The advanced personal exoskeletal suit, or APEX suit, was a modular, adaptable exoskeletal suit that could be equipped for any number of jobs or missions in just about any environment.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“He grabbed a mug from the counter and poured himself a cup of coffee. God this really does smell amazing. Maybe the old fart is right.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace

“Lauren let out a derisive snort. “Honey, you were a half step away from the rending of garments and sacrificing a chipmunk to the technology gods.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Menace