Aaron Johnston quotes

Lem smiled. "I see now why you've lasted so long with my father, Dr. Benyawe. You're not afraid to speak your mind. My father respects that." "No, Lem. I have lasted so long with your father because…

She slapped her desk with the palm of her hand. Now this was auditing. If only her father could see her now. "Auditing?" He said the word like it left a sour taste in his mouth. "That's worse that…

"Of course it's our decision [whether or not we send a warning message to Earth]," said Toron. "Who else could make it?" "Everyone," said Victor. "This affects everyone. This changes everything. This…

"We can't call them hormigas. That's Spanish for 'ant.' The scientific community would never approve of a living language classification. It needs to be the Latin. Formic. At least that's my…