Event Horizon / BLACKHOLE

As history rose to the challenge of exploring the stars, so did our philosophies.

In one dimension I find existence, in two I find life, but in three, I find freedom.
-Foreman Domai, Cadet Induction Ceremony, Mission Year 2216

And so we return again to the holy void. Some say this is simply our destiny, but I would have you remember always that the void exists, just as surely as you or I. Is nothingness any less a miracle than substance?
-Sister Miriam Godwinson “We Must Dissent”

I hold a scrap of paper in the darkness and light it. I watch it burn bright and curl, disappearing into nothingness, and the heat burns my fingers. Where has it gone? What has it become? I cannot shake the feeling that I have witnessed a form of transcendence.
-Commissioner Pravin Lal, “The Convergence”

Eternity lies ahead of us, and behind.
Have you drunk your fill?
-Lady Deirdre Skye “Conversations with Planet”, Epilogue

No longer mere earthbeings and planetbeings are we, but bright children of the stars! And together we shall dance in and out of ten billion years, celebrating the gift of consciousness until the stars themselves grow cold and weary, and our thoughts turn again to the beginning.
-Lady Deirdre Skye, “Conversations With Planet”, Epilogue

Information, the first principle of warfare, must form the foundation of all your efforts. Know, of course, thine enemy. But in knowing him do not forget above all to know thyself. The commander who embraces this totality of battle shall win even with inferior force.
-Spartan Battle Manual

Horrors visited upon neighboring systems must never be repeated. Therefore: if it means the end of our evolution as a species, so be it..
-Caretaker Lular H’minee, “Sacrifice : Life”

Once a man has changed the relationship between himself and his environment, he cannot return to the blissful ignorance he left. Motion, of necessity, involves a change in perspective.
-Commissioner Pravin Lal, “A Social History of Planet”

Within, the true nature of the universe becomes apparent. Layers : within layers. Worlds : within worlds. Inside : the heart of everything opens, and everything opens to it.
-Caretaker Lular H’minee, “Resonance : Power”

Against such abominations, we organize our defenses on the principle that one strong and able mind can shield the many.
-Spartan Battle Manual

We are all aware that the senses can be deceived, the eyes fooled. But how can we be sure our senses are not being deceived at any particular time, or even all the time? Might I just be a brain in a tank somewhere, tricked all my life into believing in the events of this world by some insane computer? And does my life gain or lose meaning based on my reaction to such solipsism?
-Project PYRRHO, Specimen 46, Vat 7. Activity recorded M.Y. 2302.22467. (TERMINATION OF SPECIMEN ADVISED)

Superior training and superior weaponry have, when taken together, a geometric effect on overall military strength. Well-trained, well-equipped troops can stand up to many more times their lesser brethren than linear arithmetic would seem to indicate.
-Spartan Battle Manual