User:Ashendant/Quotes

“The Tyranid swarm must not be viewed as a foe set to destroy us, but as a tool. Our challenge is to learn to use that tool, so that it may not be used against the Imperium, but rather to assist the Imperium in fulfilling our manifest destiny.” –Inquisitor Evaine Cartier - Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach, pg. 170

“We have begun to encounter some communications difficulties within the Salient. These seem linked to activity near the Phonos system. I am personally taking Battlegroup Argo there, to identify the issue and get it quickly sorted. I am confident that it is not a matter of serious concern.” –General Mikal Curas, in his last dispatch to the Lord Militant - Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach, pg. 171

“There is no evidence that these so-called “Tyranids” are a reasoning opponent. The xenos are surely incapable of using any sort of advanced tactics. Rather they are little more than an all-consuming organism. Overcoming them should be a simple matter of applying thought and leverage to determine their vulnerabilities.” –Bishop Josef Daven to Inquisitor Kryptman - Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach, pg. 171

“Before we can come to understand the threat presented by Hive Fleet Dagon, we first must come to grips with the organisms that comprise it. Only by studying their ontogeny can we begin to understand their capacity.” –Brother Codicier Taelon - Deathwatch: The Jericho Reach, pg. 172