--- title: "20 To Quotes By Christina Engela" description: "20 To quotes by Christina Engela. Plus more from Christina Engela and more To sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/christina-engela-8737_and_the-only-problem-that-ever-really-seems_2261328.jpg" --- > [“The only problem that ever really seems to bother empire builders is bureaucracy. Before a new colony on the frontier could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-only-problem-that-ever-really-seems-to-bother-empire-builders-is/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/christina-engela-8737_and_the-only-problem-that-ever-really-seems_2261328.jpg) > [“Rise of Science Denialism The problem is, in a world where some people (even in the USA, where someone like Donald Trump…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/rise-of-science-denialism-the-problem-is-in-a-world-where-some-people/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91c/christina-engela-8737_agenda_rise-of-science-denialism-the-problem-is_189954.jpg) > [“Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/anyways-that-very-same-night-there-was-a-fight-in-the-casino-on-b/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/christina-engela-8737_a_anyways-that-very-same-night-there-was-a_419991.jpg) > [“There are always those who aspire to deprive minorities of their equality and civil rights. They NEVER sleep – they wait for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/there-are-always-those-who-aspire-to-deprive-minorities-of-their/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/138/christina-engela-8737_civil-rights_there-are-always-those-who-aspire-to-dep_100269.jpg) > [“Advocacy groups in the USA, as in other countries, may not be able to silence this hateful, cowardly and deceitful attack upon…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/advocacy-groups-in-the-usa-as-in-other-countries-may-not-be-able-to/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eef/christina-engela-8737_advocacy_advocacy-groups-in-the-usa-as-in-other-c_75174.jpg) > [“Damage report, sir?” Skotchdopole asked, climbing off his console into his seat. “To hell with that!” he roared, this was no accidental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-climbing-off-his-console-into/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/christina-engela-8737_accidental_damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-cli_779844.jpg) > [“Dollying the rest up is your baby. (Btw, did I mention it’s cheap?) Most of the procedures described can be done by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/dollying-the-rest-up-is-your-baby-btw-did-i-mention-it-s-cheap-most/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/christina-engela-8737_baby_dollying-the-rest-up-is-your-baby-btw-di_2201752.jpg) > [“Imagine, if you will: A bright yellow star lit the darkness somewhere in deep space, accompanied by its rather dysfunctional family of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star-lit-the-darkness-somewhere/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/christina-engela-8737_a_imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star_2137095.jpg) > [“Large Squares, 1965 -Last Beetle The body is much the same as the previous model, aside from increase in window size all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/large-squares-1965-last-beetle-the-body-is-much-the-same-as-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/christina-engela-8737_1967_large-squares-1965-last-beetle-the-body_2346266.jpg) > [“This was true, she knew. Being involved with him gave her the privileged position of knowing him intimately. There were nights when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/this-was-true-she-knew-being-involved-with-him-gave-her-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/christina-engela-8737_after_this-was-true-she-knew-being-involved-wi_2200041.jpg) > [“The TSA liked having fresh agents on the job. Fresh agents with a clear mind and steady hand. Time travel wasn’t for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-tsa-liked-having-fresh-agents-on-the-job-fresh-agents-with-a/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/christina-engela-8737_again_the-tsa-liked-having-fresh-agents-on-the_1851949.jpg) > [“Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-last-i-heard-sir-interesting/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/christina-engela-8737_aboard_ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-las_284895.jpg) > [“So rich a client having suffered such a messy death was an unsettling embarrassment to Captain Harald Biscay. It was bad for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a-messy-death-was-an-unsettling/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/christina-engela-8737_a_so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a_3114191.jpg) > [“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little-corner-of-chaos-this-was-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg) > [“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to-drive-a-beetle-at-that-kind/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg) > [“It did occur to him that perhaps he’d gone to the wrong Academy – the guys in the Space Fleet always had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/it-did-occur-to-him-that-perhaps-he-d-gone-to-the-wrong-academy-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/christina-engela-8737_academy_it-did-occur-to-him-that-perhaps-he-d-go_1336687.jpg) > [“Where would tourism be without a little luxury and a taste of night life? There were several cities on Deanna, all moderate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/where-would-tourism-be-without-a-little-luxury-and-a-taste-of-night/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/921/christina-engela-8737_all_where-would-tourism-be-without-a-little_3013530.jpg) > [“RSL has more star-liners than any other company, and covers every commercial route in known space. Demeter is one of the biggest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/rsl-has-more-star-liners-than-any-other-company-and-covers-every/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/christina-engela-8737_be-remembered_rsl-has-more-star-liners-than-any-other_2342643.jpg) > [“Tracey hurriedly shut the door behind her to prevent the flames that had been licking hungrily at her caboose all the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/tracey-hurriedly-shut-the-door-behind-her-to-prevent-the-flames-that/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/christina-engela-8737_been_tracey-hurriedly-shut-the-door-behind-he_1069545.jpg) > [“Soon it would be his turn. Kaine wondered how he would meet Death. His ship was a mess, in every sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/soon-it-would-be-his-turn-kaine-wondered-how-he-would-meet-death-his/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/christina-engela-8737_a_soon-it-would-be-his-turn-kaine-wondered_1494527.jpg) ## Other authors on To ## More by Christina Engela > [“Joe!” he groaned, attempting to speak clearly. “Joe! Good ol’ Joe!” “Captain, you’re drunk!” Lofflin said, stating the obvious while trying to keep his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/joe-he-groaned-attempting-to-speak-clearly-joe-good-ol-joe-captain/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Advocacy groups in the USA, as in other countries, may not be able to silence this hateful, cowardly and deceitful attack upon people’s humanity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/advocacy-groups-in-the-usa-as-in-other-countries-may-not-be-able-to/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Going to the extreme of inviting and welcoming people into your church in order to hear you condemn them or to know from your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/going-to-the-extreme-of-inviting-and-welcoming-people-into-your/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“There are always those who aspire to deprive minorities of their equality and civil rights. They NEVER sleep – they wait for an opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/there-are-always-those-who-aspire-to-deprive-minorities-of-their/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Rise of Science Denialism The problem is, in a world where some people (even in the USA, where someone like Donald Trump was allowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/rise-of-science-denialism-the-problem-is-in-a-world-where-some-people/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have to take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-last-i-heard-sir-interesting/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Mister Jordan?” Came the genteel, restrained voice of a more senior gentleman in the front of the canoe. “Yes, General?” “Shut up.” The General…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/mister-jordan-came-the-genteel-restrained-voice-of-a-more-senior/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Anyways, that very same night there was a fight in the casino on B Deck. Some of the passengers got in a set-to that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/anyways-that-very-same-night-there-was-a-fight-in-the-casino-on-b/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Something clicked inside Ortez mind, like the bolt of a door latch being released. Man’s first encounter with sentient alien life was a disaster…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/something-clicked-inside-ortez-mind-like-the-bolt-of-a-door-latch/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Captain Harald Biscay rubbed his graying temples, staring deep in thought at the vast star field showing on the large navigation display on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/captain-harald-biscay-rubbed-his-graying-temples-staring-deep-in/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three days ago,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little-corner-of-chaos-this-was-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know I’d rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to-drive-a-beetle-at-that-kind/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Damage report, sir?” Skotchdopole asked, climbing off his console into his seat. “To hell with that!” he roared, this was no accidental side-effect of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-climbing-off-his-console-into/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Denying the facts is what enables people to hate and to persecute marginalized and threatened minority groups. Labeling the advocacy, educational and informational initiatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/denying-the-facts-is-what-enables-people-to-hate-and-to-persecute/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) > [“Some children are threatened with loss of privileges such as money, cell phones, cars or even eviction from home if they do not 'toe-the-line'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/some-children-are-threatened-with-loss-of-privileges-such-as-money/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/to/christina-engela/#itemlist", "name": "20 To Quotes By Christina Engela", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The only problem that ever really seems to bother empire builders is bureaucracy. 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Shoot the crap outta them!”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-climbing-off-his-console-into/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/christina-engela-8737_accidental_damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-cli_779844.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/christina-engela-8737_accidental_damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-cli_779844.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc6/christina-engela-8737_accidental_damage-report-sir-skotchdopole-asked-cli_779844.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Damage report, sir?” Skotchdopole asked, climbing off his console into his seat. “To hell with that!” he…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Dollying the rest up is your baby. (Btw, did I mention it’s cheap?) Most of the procedures described can be done by virtually anyone with the parts currently residing on their drive-to-work banger. The rest are low-budget (cheap!) and can be carried out with household or garage tools. All of these are things that I did to one or more of the Beetles I’ve had.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/dollying-the-rest-up-is-your-baby-btw-did-i-mention-it-s-cheap-most/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/christina-engela-8737_baby_dollying-the-rest-up-is-your-baby-btw-di_2201752.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/christina-engela-8737_baby_dollying-the-rest-up-is-your-baby-btw-di_2201752.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef8/christina-engela-8737_baby_dollying-the-rest-up-is-your-baby-btw-di_2201752.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Dollying the rest up is your baby. (Btw, did I mention it’s cheap?) Most of the procedures described can be…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Imagine, if you will: A bright yellow star lit the darkness somewhere in deep space, accompanied by its rather dysfunctional family of nine deceptively ordinary-looking planets. During its enormously long lifetime many beings had named it from the far ends of distant telescopes, including it into numerous star clusters and constellations as they were perceived from their vantage points. Once, or maybe twice, creatures simply looked up into their own skies to name it from their own now long dead and deserted worlds. In more recent times, beings from a world that orbited a different sun far away gave it a name too – creatures that called themselves Human, who travelled here and settled on one of its inner planets. The planet they chose to make a new home on? They called that Deanna. They called the star Ramalama.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star-lit-the-darkness-somewhere/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/christina-engela-8737_a_imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star_2137095.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/christina-engela-8737_a_imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star_2137095.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c4/christina-engela-8737_a_imagine-if-you-will-a-bright-yellow-star_2137095.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Imagine, if you will: A bright yellow star lit the darkness somewhere in deep space, accompanied by its…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Large Squares, 1965 -Last Beetle The body is much the same as the previous model, aside from increase in window size all round. Door handles and lock mechanisms also changed as well as seat and dashboard designs. Chrome beading became thinner, mounting holes for these also smaller. Chrome was later replaced by black anodizing or plastic to try and modernize the Bug. Tail light clusters changed from the oval shape to the ‘headstone’ and then the ‘elephant’s foot’ jumbo units the bug saw its last days with. In 1965 new larger windows all round. 1966 saw the last 6v bug, and also the first 1300cc motor. Those horrible little air vents behind the rear side windows came out in 1971 that caused lots of rusty bugs. Sloping headlights looked much nicer but went out in 1967.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/large-squares-1965-last-beetle-the-body-is-much-the-same-as-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/christina-engela-8737_1967_large-squares-1965-last-beetle-the-body_2346266.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/christina-engela-8737_1967_large-squares-1965-last-beetle-the-body_2346266.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f17/christina-engela-8737_1967_large-squares-1965-last-beetle-the-body_2346266.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Large Squares, 1965 -Last Beetle The body is much the same as the previous model, aside from increase in…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This was true, she knew. Being involved with him gave her the privileged position of knowing him intimately. There were nights when he would wake up sweating, the nightmares returning out of the blue after a peaceful period sometimes weeks long. Growing up in the middle of a fierce civil war could indelibly mark a child. To Mykl, birthdays were always just another year under the belt, where the only reason to celebrate was that you weren’t dead yet. She took his hand, squeezed it tight and led him inside.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/this-was-true-she-knew-being-involved-with-him-gave-her-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/christina-engela-8737_after_this-was-true-she-knew-being-involved-wi_2200041.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/christina-engela-8737_after_this-was-true-she-knew-being-involved-wi_2200041.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c4/christina-engela-8737_after_this-was-true-she-knew-being-involved-wi_2200041.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This was true, she knew. 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His supervisor was a senior agent called Guy Krummeck, a rather drab character who liked his shiny silver suits almost as much as he liked to go over every little detail at least three times. Minimum. This time everything went right, so it went quick. Twenty minutes later, tired, he clocked out and went home to his small apartment. Tomorrow, after all, was another day again.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-tsa-liked-having-fresh-agents-on-the-job-fresh-agents-with-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/christina-engela-8737_again_the-tsa-liked-having-fresh-agents-on-the_1851949.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/christina-engela-8737_again_the-tsa-liked-having-fresh-agents-on-the_1851949.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f67/christina-engela-8737_again_the-tsa-liked-having-fresh-agents-on-the_1851949.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The TSA liked having fresh agents on the job. Fresh agents with a clear mind and steady hand. Time travel…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have to take him aboard my ship, I want to know all about him.” She swallowed. “Yes sir.” Falconer returned his attention to Nordyke. “What’s their location?” “They’re about a week outside the Hermes system, Captain.” “Helm, set a course – best possible speed!” “Um – sir, we’re on conversion drive at the moment.” The helmsman reported. “I know, Linson – d’you think I’m senile?” “No, sir – I…” The young helmsman stammered. “I did say ‘best possible speed’, didn’t I?” “Yes, sir.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-last-i-heard-sir-interesting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/christina-engela-8737_aboard_ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-las_284895.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/christina-engela-8737_aboard_ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-las_284895.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d87/christina-engela-8737_aboard_ex-fleet-man-he-was-a-full-commander-las_284895.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“So rich a client having suffered such a messy death was an unsettling embarrassment to Captain Harald Biscay. It was bad for business. He had the murder hushed up immediately, his security staff investigating the matter covertly but thoroughly. Five and a half thousand souls onboard. Five and a half thousand suspects. Three days. So far, nothing. Now it would be taken further by the planetary authorities on the colony world below. A forensic team (cunningly disguised as a cleaning crew) was now rummaging through Smiffs apartment, examining every single particle. He had a feeling -- a strong feeling, about what they were going to find. Somehow, Biscay was of the opinion that this was going to be another contender for the Unsolved Murders show.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a-messy-death-was-an-unsettling/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/christina-engela-8737_a_so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a_3114191.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/christina-engela-8737_a_so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a_3114191.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/christina-engela-8737_a_so-rich-a-client-having-suffered-such-a_3114191.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So rich a client having suffered such a messy death was an unsettling embarrassment to Captain Harald…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! This was the scene the speeding black ship had left behind three days ago, fleeing in humiliating shame, those three days a constant running battle. For three days the accursed Imperial ship Indomitable had followed, firing on them at every opportunity. Death or imprisonment now awaited those who called themselves Corsairs – and though this death was now more certain rather than just a possibility, Sona Kilroy, or “The Hammer” as he was called by his men, was not prepared to give up his freedom so easily. Piracy was his life and he’d known no other. He was tough and cruel, a despicable man, a case in point when academics quoted the barbarism by which the Corsairs had made themselves known and feared across the star systems of the peaceful Terran Empire.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little-corner-of-chaos-this-was-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5a/christina-engela-8737_a_meradinis-turtle-island-it-was-a-little_620648.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Meradinis! Turtle Island! It was a little corner of chaos! 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Driving any car at that speed in anything other than an expensive German luxury car on a long, straight autobahn is enough of a risk (let alone the risk of hitting anything) – but if you try that with a Beetle and add a light crosswind, factor in some rubber peeling off your tire, and you’ll more than likely find yourself dancing alone in a dark corner without any music.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to-drive-a-beetle-at-that-kind/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/christina-engela-8737_a_now-i-don-t-know-how-many-people-like-to_675937.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know I’d…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“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 astor-field 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, indeedy – the stories were far more interesting than his – took a load of ore to Gorda, took a load of mining equipment back to Tordrazil. Took a load of Florpavian Flame-birds to a zoo on Deanna, took a load of machinery to Salus. Picked up and dropped off a few passengers on the way. Still, Florpavian 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.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/it-did-occur-to-him-that-perhaps-he-d-gone-to-the-wrong-academy-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/christina-engela-8737_academy_it-did-occur-to-him-that-perhaps-he-d-go_1336687.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/christina-engela-8737_academy_it-did-occur-to-him-that-perhaps-he-d-go_1336687.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f3/christina-engela-8737_academy_it-did-occur-to-him-that-perhaps-he-d-go_1336687.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It did occur to him that perhaps he’d gone to the wrong Academy – the guys in the Space Fleet always had…” — Christina Engela", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Where would tourism be without a little luxury and a taste of night life? There were several cities on Deanna, all moderate in size, but the largest was the capital, Atro City. For the connoisseur of fast-foods, Albrechts’ famous hotdogs and coldcats were sold fresh from his stall (Albrecht’s Takeaways) on Lupini Square. For the sake of his own mental health he had temporarily removed Hot Stuff Blend from the menu. The city was home to Atro City University, which taught everything from algebra and make-up application to advanced stamp collecting; and it was also home to the planet-famous bounty hunter – Beck the Badfeller. Beck was a legend in his own lifetime. If Deanna had any folklore, then Beck the Badfeller was one of its main features. He was the local version of Robin Hood, the Davy Crockett of Deanna. The Local rumor mill had it he was so good he could find the missing day in a leap year. 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Instead, circumstances have arranged it so that this is probably the last time I will ever use that name.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christina Engela" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/rsl-has-more-star-liners-than-any-other-company-and-covers-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/christina-engela-8737_be-remembered_rsl-has-more-star-liners-than-any-other_2342643.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/christina-engela-8737_be-remembered_rsl-has-more-star-liners-than-any-other_2342643.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/christina-engela-8737_be-remembered_rsl-has-more-star-liners-than-any-other_2342643.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“RSL has more star-liners than any other company, and covers every commercial route in known space. 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Kaine wondered how he would meet Death. His ship was a mess, in every sense of the word. Systems were in disarray, damaged equipment malfunctioning, and control panels shattered by blaster-fire littered the decks. In the fighting, severe hull damage had caused parts of the ship to be sealed off. Dead bodies – or raw red chunks of them – lay everywhere. The corridors were dark where the lights had failed. His footsteps echoed eerily as he ran down them. He’d been on the run for what felt like days. He felt naked, his tattered, sweat-drenched tunic clinging to his body, especially under his breastplate. Fatigue had caused him to discard his body amour. 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