The Terran Allegiance Quotes

“I think you’ve got God all wrong. He doesn’t do terrible things to people, nor does he allow them to happen because he’s apathetic. Just the opposite, in fact. The existence of sin—evil, if you prefer—is what leads to the things that cause us pain and suffering. But God doesn’t always intervene directly when bad people do bad things, because to do so would require taking away their free will.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“embrace the suck together.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“In politics, the first liar is almost always the one that gets believed by the public,”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“but I have a hard time believing they’d shave their goatees off to work for a merc outfit. Most of those guys keep them for life—it’s practically a religion. Kinda like how the console jockeys all grow scraggly-ass beards after they get their separation papers and move back into their moms’ basements.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“karambit”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“but at least we’ll get to embrace the suck together.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“So what are you saying?” Kravczyk said, unable to keep his mouth shut any longer. “We’re down to rude gestures and harsh language?”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“Karman line,”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“Aye aye, ma’am.” Her tactical officer took a moment to flex his fingers and crack his knuckles. “No pressure,” he muttered under his breath.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“It was everything Ben had come to hate about life attached to a military unit: hurry up and wait, coupled with a complete and utter lack of information as to why you were hurrying up just to wait.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“It helped that both the Pathfinders and the Alarians chosen to join them were a cut above the average infantryman, having been forged into true professionals in the fires of their respective training programs.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance

“Don’t get me wrong,” Ben said, holding up a placating hand, mostly to stop himself from acting on the urge to strangle the imperious little shit, “I’m grateful for your efforts. It’s just that this is the first time I’ve ever been blown up and brought back to life, and it’s proving to be a little more challenging than I might have expected.”
― J.R. Robertson, The Terran Allegiance