Chaos Terminal Quotes

“The strong survive, even if the strong are the ignorant sneaky ones.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“It had taken her considerable time to reword the first-draft line that read “So you were fucking wrong, and I was right, and I hope you feel really bad about yourself because you’re a garbage person” into something polite, and she’d been proud of her attempt.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“We brought you fire, dumbed it down so you could understand it,
but now you think it's magic, you're taking us for granted,
you used the very tech and platforms that we created,
to spit disgust and spread distrust of everything we've ever stated,
now we can research for years present our data in reams,
but if your mothers plumber's meth dealer sends you some memes,
despite the lack of proof you think they're just as valid as fact
so now we're forming a pact. We're going to take the fire back.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“Oh, go on, try. Stephanie and Ferdinand are always telling me to appreciate others’ opinions, which I do when they match my own.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“You told us, in a way,” Ferdinand allowed. “But you forgot not every Gneiss will get your references, and not every alien will have it translated perfectly.” “I told you things were cuckoo,” Tina said. “How else can I make myself clear?”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“You have to come visit! Bezoar is a really big planet, with an inhospitable atmosphere to most, but under the storms and unbreathable air and thick vines covering the whole planet, it can be quite hospitable. And the cave structures are epic.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“Why does a prison planet need a queen? Shouldn’t it have a warden? Someone in security?” Xan asked, trying to imagine Tina as a prison guard. “Not everyone there is a criminal. It’s less a punishment and more a place to put people you don’t want,”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“We’re all experiments, honey. I’m surprised you don’t know that yet.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“There’s no good time to start trusting someone.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“You humans are exchanging wetness? That’s even grosser than you existing!”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“Mallory looked at the name “Calvin Shuttle” and smiled.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“I am tired of you humans and your injured brains!”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“Carrying messages isn’t as fun as carrying bodies!”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal

“Her twin brother, Parker. And I’m really confused because I’m only now remembering he exists. All I know is he makes me really nervous.”
― Mur Lafferty, Chaos Terminal