“I put my hand next to his shoulder on the door frame, not touching, but real close. Look, Blondie. Im not asking you to bottom, just to fucking navigate.”

“My latest battle had nothing to do with The Company, the rebels, or any other faction. It was out-and-out warfare between my head and my heart. Keeping it cool during daylight, versus nighttime, wh...”

“Shock? More like shellshock at this point. Blondie knew I was gay, yet he was a Company Exec or else he wouldnt be here. I was his butt boy in the worst possible way.When I squinted at him, he gave...”

“So damn pigheaded. Ive studied you, not to report you, Caspar, but because I want a relationship with you.”

“Im wondering how long I have to deal with this bullshit before I can brief my troops. Oh, and I gotta feed my goldfish. Lets get this straight, BlondieBlondie?Thats an insult, not a pet name.”

“It doesnt matter where I am, or who Im with . . . God, Caspar. Ive dreamed about being with you.”

“You matter.”

“It's taken me all this time, all this loss, to realize what really matters is now.”

“They filled our world with weapons aimed at foreheads and smiled as they shot 16 candles right through our future. They killed those strong enough to fight back and locked up the freaks who failed ...”

“Don't get your panties in such a twist... and give me back mine.”

“Listen, I'm bossy. I can't help it. It's who I am and what I do. I'm pushy and I like to take over. But I'm going to work really hard not to do so much and your going to try and accept me the way I...”

“Possess. Have. Hold. Enjoy. Control. Dominate. Pick your verb, Ms. Fairchild. I intend to explore so very many of them.”

“What sexual preference do you hope she has? Happiness. Isnt that cool?”

“[Two respondents] minimized the assimilationist implications of the dominant account; Russ Silver rejects the idea entirely.I have no interest in being accepted. I consider this system corrupt, and...”

“For life is too short to resign ourselves to reading poorly written books and sleeping with women we don't love.”