--- title: "18 Was Quotes By Christina Engela" description: "18 Was quotes by Christina Engela. Plus more from Christina Engela and more Was sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/christina-engela-8737_as_it-s-a-general-rule-a-law-of-space-as-it_2076149.jpg" --- > [“It’s a general rule – a law of space, as it was a law of the sea in the old days, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/it-s-a-general-rule-a-law-of-space-as-it-was-a-law-of-the-sea-in-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/christina-engela-8737_as_it-s-a-general-rule-a-law-of-space-as-it_2076149.jpg) > [“It was a mild winter’s evening in ‘Japp’s Saloon and Speakeasy’, in the northwest corner of the only legal red-light area of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/it-was-a-mild-winter-s-evening-in-japp-s-saloon-and-speakeasy-in-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/christina-engela-8737_and_it-was-a-mild-winter-s-evening-in-japp-s_1510383.jpg) > [“An idea was forming in his mind. It was only rudimentary, but in the circumstances, it could be called a plan. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/an-idea-was-forming-in-his-mind-it-was-only-rudimentary-but-in-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/christina-engela-8737_all_an-idea-was-forming-in-his-mind-it-was-o_1442143.jpg) > [“The weapon he held in his sweaty grip was one of a small consignment of prototypes received at the last port of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-weapon-he-held-in-his-sweaty-grip-was-one-of-a-small-consignment/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/christina-engela-8737_call_the-weapon-he-held-in-his-sweaty-grip-wa_2813005.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) > [“The bulkheads were close together, the ceilings low above their helmets. Not much space in there to waste aboard the older ships.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-bulkheads-were-close-together-the-ceilings-low-above-their/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/christina-engela-8737_called_the-bulkheads-were-close-together-the-ce_1446754.jpg) > [“The passenger liner Ossifar Distana was one of the most luxurious of its kind in space anywhere. It ferried the cream of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/the-passenger-liner-ossifar-distana-was-one-of-the-most-luxurious-of/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/031/christina-engela-8737_an_the-passenger-liner-ossifar-distana-was_928880.jpg) > [“As a panting Tracy Ferris scrambled into the life-pod, this thought was precisely what was running through her already agitated mind. From…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/as-a-panting-tracy-ferris-scrambled-into-the-life-pod-this-thought/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/christina-engela-8737_about_as-a-panting-tracy-ferris-scrambled-into_1127475.jpg) > [“For Commander Ripley Jones, it was becoming more and more troublesome. It had been said that nothing is infallible, Antares apparently being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/for-commander-ripley-jones-it-was-becoming-more-and-more-troublesome/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/christina-engela-8737_after_for-commander-ripley-jones-it-was-becomi_1596868.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) > [“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) > [“In a nice little house in Atro City there lived a man called Doktor Gleichstein. He was a kind of scientist, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-there-lived-a-man-called-doktor/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9b/christina-engela-8737_a_in-a-nice-little-house-in-atro-city-ther_2502490.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) > [“He’s dying!’ Doctor Cove, one of the ship’s two medical officers told me, looking at his med-scanner as he kneeled at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/he-s-dying-doctor-cove-one-of-the-ship-s-two-medical-officers-told-me/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/christina-engela-8737_actual_he-s-dying-doctor-cove-one-of-the-ship-s_2490302.jpg) > [“Something clicked inside Ortez mind, like the bolt of a door latch being released. Man’s first encounter with sentient alien life was…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c0/christina-engela-8737_26_something-clicked-inside-ortez-mind-like_469108.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) > [“Mykl d’Angelo groaned where he sat slumped in his chair. The irritating noise was unsettling his pet dog lying on his lap.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-engela/mykl-d-angelo-groaned-where-he-sat-slumped-in-his-chair-the/) [Christina Engela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-engela/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/christina-engela-8737_above_mykl-d-angelo-groaned-where-he-sat-slump_2772621.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) ## 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/was/christina-engela/#itemlist", "name": "18 Was Quotes By Christina Engela", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It’s a general rule – a law of space, as it was a law of the sea in the old days, that ships had to respond to distress calls. 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