Twist of Faith Quotes

“Riker let it go, throwing himself into the work. Relaying orders successfully was a skill, and he could best contribute to the resolution of a crisis by managing the system, by making things happen appropriately.  And the faster he worked, the sooner he’d be able to call Deanna, and make sure she was all right.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“Vaughn brushed at his neat, silvery beard, smiling. “I want to learn,  Jean-Luc. I want to explore, and live in each moment, and feel excited about my experiences—not because I want to recapture that blush of youth, but because it’s what I’ve always wanted, and I’m too damned old to put it off for one more minute.” “Come, my friends, ’tis not too late to seek a newer world,” Picard thought, smiling back at him. “Does this mean you’re leaving Starfleet?” Vaughn shook his head. “I don’t know.  And the amazing thing is, I don’t know if it actually matters. If what I want to do doesn’t fit in with Starfleet’s agenda, I’ll leave.” “Bravo, Elias,” Picard said warmly, amusedly considering Starfleet’s reaction to the news that one of their most capable officers, with clearance that probably went higher than the captain dared to speculate, might be quitting in order to find himself.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“And nothing’s more frustrating than having feelings you didn’t decide to have.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“Doesn’t take much skill to stay married.  Just some patience and the common sense to know when to shut up and listen.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“Why didn’t you say that’s what you were planning in the first place?” Vaughn smiled. “Because, Doctor, when they make you a commander, they take the bone out of your head that makes you explain orders.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“For all that Starfleet insisted on military protocol, their officers had a tiresome tendency to question everything.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“The doors of heaven and hell are adjacent and identical. —NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“Kira watched them talk and noticed how they quickly fell into the easy give-and-take of Starfleet-trained information exchange. It was a skill she had always admired in Sisko,  Jadzia, O’Brien, and Julian, but hadn’t imagined it extended to all Starfleet officers, even former ones like Ro. Klingons don’t do this, she mused. Or the Romulans or the Cardassians.  They have their own methods, their own martial cultures, but nothing that can compete with this. Ro”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“I’ve been Attainted.” Ro stared at her. “You mean . . .” “I mean that I am no longer welcome within the Bajoran faith,” Kira said calmly. “I’m forbidden from entering any temple, nor can I study any of our prophecies, or wear my earring, or look into an Orb, or even pray with other Bajorans. Ever.” *”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“At the moment, she felt like she couldn’t possibly be surprised . . . and she knew from experience that feeling that way was usually when the universe decided to shake things up a little more, to try and find out what a person was created from, clay or sand, adapt or crumble. As”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“Quark was definitely going to have to find out more about his nephew’s new friend.  The son of the Emissary, now the son of Charivretha zh’Thane; Nog apparently had an instinct for choosing powerful friends . . . . . . and if he doesn’t want to exploit it himself, why shouldn’t somebody else benefit? All this and the task force would be arriving soon, fresh blood for his dabo girls and many a merry Klingon getting roaring drunk on bloodwine. It seemed he’d been mistaken about something he’d said, only a day or two ago; the Federation really did care about the small-business man, after all. *”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith

“Nog remembered what an Earth-style omelet was made from, from his time at Starfleet Academy—bird eggs and flavored mold. In a word, revolting.”
― S.D. Perry, Twist of Faith