Everyone thought that things were getting back to normal. They had no idea that normal didn’t exist for me anymore. Normal had been smashed on the rocks beneath the bridge.

— Cat Clarke

For Commander Ripley Jones, it was becoming more and more troublesome. It had been said that nothing is infallible, Antares apparently being the proof. After hastily recalling all crew and leaving Space dock 7 thirty hours ago, there had been nothing but problems. Breakdowns in the sensors and telemetry, system failures of a wide variety and finally – the Last Straw: a coupling seal in the star drive engine failed. Fortunately the cut-out worked, or the whole of engineering would’ve disappeared in a flaming ball of anti-matter. Five crewmen were seriously injured as it was. Commander Smith, the Chief Edtech, had the offending unit stripped down and under repair. They were currently on conversion drive - which could only propel them at sub-light speeds – and Ripley was currently in an elevator with a very pissed Captain Falconer.

— Christina Engela

His famous, soul-stirring "I have a dream" speech will still give you chills and break your heart today. Decades later, long after his life on earth tragically ended, the legacy of his burden lives on, improving lives for generations to come. All because one man allowed his burden to birth a dream.

— Craig Groeschel

I adore the sky wearing rainbow shawl of love for the birds so that they could fly free in warmth after the storm

— Munia Khan

I couldn't pick just one. The moment I'd touched the sugar packet, a thousand thoughts cascaded through my

— Lisa Mangum

If after giving it all that you possibly can, you do lose to the competition, then they really deserve the win.

— Nabil N. Jamal

If I am ever unexpectedly stopped in my car by the police, my response after pulling over in a populated area is to politely and clearly inform them that I am unarmed, I am recording everything, if they want to take me to the police station that they will need to appoint a lawyer, and I am now using my USA federal right to silence.

— Steven Magee

I knew at that moment that things would be forever different-that today was going to be the day that split my life into before and after.

— Morgan Matson

I like to share my thoughts after watching/reading or listening to something... after all you could get with amazing thoughts.

— Deyth Banger

It did occur to him that perhaps he’d gone to the wrong Academy – the guys in the Space Fleet always had more interesting stories to tell at the spaceport bars. You know, tales about the dude who got vaporized in a plasma accident in the engineering section, or the fella who got turned into a blob of weird space jelly by some alien virus – or the time someone flew a starship into an Starfield at warp four by mistake (they were still trying to find the black box on that one). The Imperial Space Fleet’s recruiting office sure didn’t go around advertising ‘Join up, see the universe, meet interesting aliens and die screaming’, but it was known there were risks involved. It was part of the job after all, and yet somehow, they still got recruits signing up in droves. Yes, indeed – the stories were far more interesting than his – took a load of ore to Gordy, took a load of mining equipment back to Tordrazil. Took a load of Moravian Flame-birds to a zoo on Deanna, took a load of machinery to Sales. Picked up and dropped off a few passengers on the way. Still, Moravian Flame-birds were a risky cargo… and damned tricky to transport – which is probably the only reason he’d had any entertainment at all on the last trip.

— Christina Engela