Graduates of the State War Academy's Combat Pilot Center are known for their quick thinking and finely honed reflexes.

“The land that shall receive thee dying, in the same will I die: and there will I be buried. The Lord do so and so to me, and add more also, if aught but death part me and thee,” said Gideon. “See you on the flip side, sugarlips.” - Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir

"There are others, but the end result is that most Vagrants showing up where you live will ruin your day. Not me, of course. A girl like me tends to ruin your whole week." - Seven Blades in Black, Sam Sykes

"I didn't get where I am by having reasonable goals." - Ancillary Justice, Anne Leckie

"The Hierarchic Qualm: The sword kills. But the arm moves the sword. Is the arm to blame for murder? No. The mind moves the arm. Is the mind to blame? No. The mind has sworn an oath to duty, and that duty moves the mind, as written by the Throne. So it is that a servant of the Throne is blameless." - The Traitor Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson

"When we say “the world has ended,” it’s usually a lie, because the planet is just fine. But this is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. For the last time." - The Fifth Season, N. K. Jemisin