Quotes by John Scalzi, Old Man's War

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For as much as I hate the cemetery, I’ve been grateful it’s here, too. I miss my wife. It’s easier to miss her at a ceme — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Damn real live people, getting in the way of peaceful ideals. — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
You can’t afford anthropomorphic biases when some of the aliens most like us would rather make human hamburgers than pea — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Trust your weapon, it is almost certainly smarter than you are. Remember this and you may yet live. — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
What is it like when you lose someone you love?" Jane asked."You die, too. And you wait around for your body to catch up — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Part of what makes us human is what we mean to other people, and what people mean to us. I miss meaning something to som — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
After our negotiations were completed, the dome would be imploded and launched toward the nearest black hole, so that no — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
I'm going to go pee. If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it's best to meet it with an empty bladd — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
The universe isn't going to be conquered by legions of geriatrics. No offense. — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
The universe is a big place. Maybe we're not in the best neighborhood. — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Relations were never good (how comfortable can you really be with a race that sees you as a nutritious part of a complet — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
What we don't know can't hurt us. — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn’t cost you much to do it. I’d — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Colonization is the key to our race’s survival. It’s as simple as that. We must colonize or be closed off and contained — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
She was my friend. Briefly, she was my lover. She was braver than I ever would have been in the moment of death. And I b — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Leon had attached himself to me in Chicago like a fat, brat-and-beer-filled tick; I was amazed that someone whose blood — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
The problem with aging is not that it's one damn thing after another—it's every damn thing, all at once, all the time. — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
Well, I miss my wife, you know," I said. "But I also miss the feeling of, I don’t know, comfort. The sense you’re where — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
I think back to the day I stood before my wife's grave for the final time, and turned away from it without regret, becau — John Scalzi, Old Man's War
You just know this is going to be bad," Susan said."—but when I went to college," Harry continued, throwing a piece of b — John Scalzi, Old Man's War