The Alien's Criminal Quotes

“It is stupid. Irrational. Mind-dizzying. I must be experiencing the emotion of ‘love.’ Earthlings tend to describe it as ruining one’s ability to perform logical thought sequences.”
― Gemma Voss, The Alien's Criminal

“If we part ways, I will be faced with deciding whether to have the new suppressor chip design installed in my head. There is a chance it wouldn’t work, of course. But if it did somehow shut off my connection with my mate, would I even want that? Or would I prefer to sit with the pain, just so I could hold on to the memory of how it feels to be around her?”
― Gemma Voss, The Alien's Criminal

“I had forgotten the simple pleasures of enjoying another person’s company. I realized how lonely I’ve been, and how his presence has changed that.”
― Gemma Voss, The Alien's Criminal

“I guess it doesn’t matter that I’ve decided not to con him. He’s perfectly willing to head straight into danger without being coaxed. “Oh yeah,” I mutter sarcastically. “I don’t want to see you lying in a pool of your own blood— that’s something to smile about?” “It’s certainly an improvement,” he says, dead serious. “Just earlier today, I thought if I were in a pool of blood anytime soon, you might be the one who put me there.”
― Gemma Voss, The Alien's Criminal

“Those legends from the scrolls that spoke of breeding mates and bonding ceremonies— they were just the lost ways of history. Fuel for imagination. Until I saw her. Now, it’s my reality.”
― Gemma Voss, The Alien's Criminal