Deliberate choices are the only sacred things in the universe. Everything else is just hydrogen.

- James Alan Gardner

Lawyers will always buckle under to something, whether its bribes, violence, court orders, or the weight of their own bullshit.

- James Alan Gardner

Fate does not invite ugly boring people to save the world; and if you do try to save the world (without being beautiful, strong, clever, or wise), yo…

- James Alan Gardner

That's the first rule of command; be consistent! You can be sadistic, you can be lazy, you can be stupid, but if you're consistent the crew will stil…

- James Alan Gardner

What kind of programmer is so divorced from reality that she thinks she'll get complex software right the first time?

- James Alan Gardner

Ah, but I am more perceptive than most of the universe. Especially the parts of the universe that are vacuum.

- James Alan Gardner

Some see the glass half full, some see it half empty, and some see it crawling with toxic alien parasites who want to devour your pancreas.

- James Alan Gardner

Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.

- James Alan Gardner

The way past despair and false hope is just letting go. It doesn't improve your odds of survival, but it doesn't waste mental energy.

- James Alan Gardner