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title: "87 Karen Traviss Quotes - Famous Writer (Ally)"
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# Karen Traviss

(1999)   Writer   United Kingdom

 **87** quotes in **460** categories

Karen Traviss emphasizes that each person makes their own choices, even when societies try to use individuality as an excuse. She paints war as relentless, urging fighters to keep shooting until the enemy can’t respond. She also questions hopeful optimism, calling hope a dangerous trap.

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Karen Traviss is a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for *Ally*.

## Quick Facts About Karen Traviss

Born November 30, 1999

Nationality United Kingdom

Profession Writer

Notable works Ally

## About Karen Traviss

Karen Traviss is a science fiction author from Wiltshire, England. She is the author of the Wess'Har series, and has written tie-in material based on Star Wars, Gears of War, Halo, G.I. Joe and the newest Nomad Series working with Nick Cole and Jason Anspach. Her work crosses various forms of media including novels, short stories, comics, and video games.

##  Quotes by Karen Traviss

> [“It ain't what you say: it's how you say it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/it-ain-t-what-you-say-it-s-how-you-say-it/)

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> [“If you can't beat them, divide them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/if-you-can-t-beat-them-divide-them/)

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[Beat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beat/)

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> [“Long memory, short fuse, big revenge.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/long-memory-short-fuse-big-revenge/)

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[Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/)

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> [“Gra’tua cuun hett su dralshy’a.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/gra-tua-cuun-hett-su-dralshy-a/)

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> [“It's okay to be scared as long as you use it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/it-s-okay-to-be-scared-as-long-as-you-use-it/)

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[Fear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fear/)

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> [“Diplomacy is about dealing with those you rather avoid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/diplomacy-is-about-dealing-with-those-you-rather-avoid/)

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[Avoid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/avoid/)

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> [“Family took a lot more than genes to hold it together”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/family-took-a-lot-more-than-genes-to-hold-it-together/)

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[Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/)

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> [I love being pushed out of my comfort zone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-love-being-pushed-out-of-my-comfort-zone/)

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[Being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being/)

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> [If we don't stand up for others, who will be left to stand up for us?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/if-we-don-t-stand-up-for-others-who-will-be-left-to-stand-up-for-us/)

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[Left](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/left/)

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> [“People who wouldn't dream of drowning a puppy in a barrel full of water think nothing of killing a fish the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/people-who-wouldn-t-dream-of-drowning-a-puppy-in-a-barrel-full-of/)

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[Fish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fish/)

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> [“Time means lives. Time means more chaos. We always think that time will resolve things, but it never has.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/time-means-lives-time-means-more-chaos-we-always-think-that-time-will/)

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[Clock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clock/)

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> [“We have an understanding. I don’t laugh at his skirt, and he doesn’t rip my head off.” -Fi Skirata”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/we-have-an-understanding-i-don-t-laugh-at-his-skirt-and-he-doesn-t/)

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[Laugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laugh/)

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> [“Humans have too many rights and not enough responsibilities. -Aras”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/humans-have-too-many-rights-and-not-enough-responsibilities-aras/)

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[Nature of man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nature-of-man/)

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> [I'm a visual person - when I write, my input is always visual. I worked in television for several years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-m-a-visual-person-when-i-write-my-input-is-always-visual-i-worked/)

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[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [If you're not prepared to do something in public, don't do it at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/if-you-re-not-prepared-to-do-something-in-public-don-t-do-it-at-all/)

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[Prepared](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prepared/)

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> [“she worried that Jedi raised other Jedi in a constant soulless cycle of detached, cold indifference,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/she-worried-that-jedi-raised-other-jedi-in-a-constant-soulless-cycle/)

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[Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/)

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> [G.I. Joe has a heart and an attitude that feels right and familiar to me, so they could have ray guns, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/g-i-joe-has-a-heart-and-an-attitude-that-feels-right-and-familiar-to/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

[Attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attitude/)

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> [“You think she's got a personality disorder?" "No, she's just a nasty bitch. An unpleasant personality isn't a medical condition. Just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/you-think-she-s-got-a-personality-disorder-no-she-s-just-a-nasty/)

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[Halo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halo/)

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> [ “Every miracle's got a mundane explanation. \[...\] and you can choose - you can look at the wonderous surface or you can… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/every-miracle-s-got-a-mundane-explanation-and-you-can-choose-you-can/)

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[Miracle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/miracle/)

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> [“...I tell you this: think what you like, hate who you like, because that's between you and God, but you will act…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-tell-you-this-think-what-you-like-hate-who-you-like-because-that-s/)

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[Hate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hate/)

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> [I still have a lot of military contacts, and friends and readers who've served or are serving, and they react really strongly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-still-have-a-lot-of-military-contacts-and-friends-and-readers-who/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [I do still read comics since I started writing for DC, but nowhere near as much as I used to, and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-do-still-read-comics-since-i-started-writing-for-dc-but-nowhere/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

[Becoming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/becoming/)

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> [“I know genes are a big deal, son, but they're not the be-all and end-all." Rob slowed to a halt at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-know-genes-are-a-big-deal-son-but-they-re-not-the-be-all-and-end/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

[Big deal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-deal/)

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> [If you take a shot at someone, you keep firing until they can no longer return fire. Wound them, and you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/if-you-take-a-shot-at-someone-you-keep-firing-until-they-can-no/)

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[Angry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/angry/)

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> [People lose it when I say this, but I'm a novelist who doesn't read novels. There are lots of good reasons for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/people-lose-it-when-i-say-this-but-i-m-a-novelist-who-doesn-t-read/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

[Also](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/also/)

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> [“Maze: “I’m alerting HQ. Stand by.” \*on the private comlink\* Corr: “How are you Omega? Can we help? We’re really concerned that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/maze-i-m-alerting-hq-stand-by-on-the-private-comlink-corr-how-are-you/)

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[Corr Omega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/corr-omega-3800794/)

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> [“savored the bizarre moment of epiphany; he had a sister, of sorts. And he had a wife, too, and a father, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/savored-the-bizarre-moment-of-epiphany-he-had-a-sister-of-sorts-and/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

[Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/)

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> [The thing about games is, players often say they don't care about story, but then if you took the story out, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/the-thing-about-games-is-players-often-say-they-don-t-care-about/)

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[About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/)

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> [“Oh, you are a little ray of sunshine today, aren’t you? Now, look at your progesterone levels. Still higher than normal. Are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/oh-you-are-a-little-ray-of-sunshine-today-aren-t-you-now-look-at-your/)

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[Cravings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cravings/)

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> [“I shall remain vigilant and unyielding in my pursuit of the enemies of the Coalition. I will defend and maintain the Order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-shall-remain-vigilant-and-unyielding-in-my-pursuit-of-the-enemies/)

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[Responsibility](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/responsibility/)

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> [“Vau: "We were having a philosophical discussion, as Mandalorians often do, and I asserted that the only demonstrable reality was individual consciousness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/vau-we-were-having-a-philosophical-discussion-as-mandalorians-often/)

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[Moral values](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moral-values/)

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> [I fail to understand why gethes (Humans), talk about individuals versus society. They are the same thing. The action of every individual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/i-fail-to-understand-why-gethes-humans-talk-about-individuals-versus/)

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> [“Your prowess with a lightsaber is childish vanity. Your physical Force powers are no more than a conjurer's trick, sleight of hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/your-prowess-with-a-lightsaber-is-childish-vanity-your-physical-force/)

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> [“There's rights, and there's right.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/there-s-rights-and-there-s-right/)

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> [“Visit Mandalore before Mandalore visits you. Take home some souvenirs—a slab of uj cake and a smack in the mouth.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/visit-mandalore-before-mandalore-visits-you-take-home-some-souvenirs/)

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> [“Hope was evil. It seduced you, then it dropped you on your ass so hard and so fast that you were worse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/hope-was-evil-it-seduced-you-then-it-dropped-you-on-your-ass-so-hard/)

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[Evil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evil/)

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> [“That's how tyranny succeeds. When folks think it won't affect them until eventually it does.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/that-s-how-tyranny-succeeds-when-folks-think-it-won-t-affect-them/)

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[Empire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/empire/)

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> [“Humans would never tell the simple truth when a lie was available…”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/humans-would-never-tell-the-simple-truth-when-a-lie-was-available/)

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[Halo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halo/)

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> [“They said the world was divided into those folks who ran away from danger, and those who ran toward it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/they-said-the-world-was-divided-into-those-folks-who-ran-away-from/)

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[Divided](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/divided/)

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> [Ugliness is an illusion, gentlemen. Like beauty. Like color. All depends on the light. The only reality is action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/ugliness-is-an-illusion-gentlemen-like-beauty-like-color-all-depends/)

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                        "text": "“Oh, you are a little ray of sunshine today, aren’t you? Now, look at your progesterone levels. Still higher than normal. Are you pregnant? Have you been throwing up?” “No. But I get cravings. Will I get stretch marks?” said Fi. Gilamar kept a straight face. “Yeah, say goodbye to your figure. Everything sags from now on.”",
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