Denning Quotes & Sayings

I don't like bare floors. — Robert Denning

While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm. — Dorothy Denning

Stick with me, kid. I've got this." His words were an echo of a promise he made long ago, not long after we first met. He always knew exactly what to say, to do, and that's the reason I didn't move away when he brought his lips down to mine. It's the reason I let my hands slide over his bare chest. They mimicked the way his tongue slid along my lower lip when I sighed and melted into him. — E.M. Denning

Your brother kills you." Fett hopped tpo his feet as lightly as any unarmoured jedi apprentice, the n added," Some things are worsse thean death. I know that better than anyone, except maybe Sintas-and Han Solo. Send your father my sympathies. — Troy Denning

Saba: "You want this one to guide you?" Leia: "If you would consider it." Saba: "This one?" Leia: "Yes. I want someone who will challenge me in unexpected ways. I want someone who will teach me what I don't know. — Troy Denning

Eli had shone a light into my world, he'd lit up the dark corners just by existing and even if I walked away now, I knew I'd ache for him. — E.M. Denning

One month. Thirty days. I could bury myself in my art and forget the feel of his lips sliding across mine. I could forget the scent of his cologne, the way my body reacted when he touched me.

I sighed. Thirty days suddenly seemed like an eternity. — E.M. Denning

We shouldn't have all these campaigns to get the Birmingham Six released if they'd been hanged. They'd have been forgotten and the whole community would be satisfied. — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

The New Republic? Are you blind? There is no New Republic! It died before the Yuuzhan Vong came!"
Leia Organa Solo — Troy Denning

I'm a Star Wars fan from way back, and I love where the stories are going now. — Troy Denning

Vergere taught me to embrace my pain by surrendering to it. I made that pain a part of me--something I would never fight or deny. You have to do the same thing with your fear, Uncle Luke. Then it will have no power over you." - Jacen — Troy Denning

Leadership is essentially a task of persuasion - of winning people's minds and hearts. — Stephen Denning

A la Rothschild, a style I define as many good things used irreverently. — Robert Denning

Through a veil of tears I watched the city get smaller and smaller. It was funny, because it sort of felt as if my heart was doing the same thing. — E.M. Denning

I don't have a particular recommendation other than that we base decisions on as much hard data as possible. We need to carefully look at all the options and all their ramifications in making our decisions. — Dorothy Denning

Cayl replies ... I understand the human reproductive system, Agent Denning; I'm here to capture a killer, not indulge in these intrusive human senses. — Tielle St. Clare

Jedi Masters do not crack up- they just get eccentric.- Luke Skywalker — Troy Denning

Texture and pattern should function as a surprise. — Robert Denning

There is a phantom that flies with the banshees. It strangles the throat, pierces the heart and consumes the body with pain that only time and tears can expel. — Susan Denning

My parents are terrorist scum, and that is why I have turned my back on them." The — Troy Denning

Although cyber attacks have caused billions of dollars in damage and affected the lives of millions, few if any can be characterised as acts of terrorism. — Dorothy E. Denning

We have never really had absolute privacy with our records or our electronic communications - government agencies have always been able to gain access with appropriate court orders. — Dorothy Denning

Cooking is like decorating - it never bores me. — Robert Denning

However, leaving everything to the market is not necessarily good for society. — Dorothy Denning

And Jaina hears him whispering to her in her dreams, telling her that no one you love ever really has to die--if you don't want them to...All you have to do is hold a place for them in your heart. — Troy Denning

I'll accept commissions from anyone who isn't frightened by my proposals. — Robert Denning

The hoverlanes were murder. — Troy Denning

Leia: 'Han, what have we done?'
Han: 'The same thing we always have, Princess. What we had to.'
--Leia Organa Solo and Han Solo — Troy Denning

There are many things in life more worthwhile than money. One is to be brought up in this our England which is still the envy of less happy lands. — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

When a diplomat says yes, he means perhaps. When he says perhaps, he means no. When he says no, he is not a diplomat. When a lady says no, she means perhaps. When she says perhaps, she means yes. But when she says yes, she is no lady. — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

We'll have to go back there one day, the both of us. You can show my all your favorite places."

"Silly man," I laughed and pulled his face down to mine. "You are my favorite place. — E.M. Denning

Never put sofas against wall. — Robert Denning

Han: "Someone ought to make armor out of those bugs."
Leia: "Han! They're sentient beings!"
Han: "Fair is fair. If they get to wear it, so should we."
- Han and Leia Solo — Troy Denning

If we take as given that critical infrastructures are vulnerable to a cyber terrorist attack, then the question becomes whether there are actors with the capability and motivation to carry out such an operation. — Dorothy Denning

Systems are complex, so controlling an attack and achieving a desired level of damage may be harder than using physical weapons. — Dorothy Denning

If Grogssson's got the case, you might as well rifle the body, rob the place and draw a moustache on the corpse; he wouldn't mind. — G.S. Denning

Han?" "Yeah, sweetie." "How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?" "I don't know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them." "I'll consider that. — Troy Denning

I opened my eyes to find a fuzzy face staring into mine. I laughed and scratched Boomer's head. "Your dog is a pervert, he watched the whole thing. — E.M. Denning

Having people be impressed with a house is not a compliment. You don't want them to say, 'What a place!' You want them to sit down and enjoy it. — Robert Denning

Cyber terrorism could also become more attractive as the real and virtual worlds become more closely coupled, with automobiles, appliances, and other devices attached to the Internet. — Dorothy Denning

'Crucible' was going to be a 'passing of the torch' story. So something that was big enough to be worthy of that, that could show these characters being changed - along with their respective outlooks about life, the galaxy, and the Force - was Mortis. — Troy Denning

Not only were my nerves shot, but my body was a traitor. I didn't want to melt against him. I didn't want to enjoy the feeling of his lips sliding across my skin. I didn't want to like the possessive way his fingers dug into my waist or the way his erection pressed against me. — E.M. Denning

Further, the next generation of terrorists will grow up in a digital world, with ever more powerful and easy-to-use hacking tools at their disposal. — Dorothy Denning

Appearance is everything. I find that a view is secondary. Even in those apartments on the East River, it's dull, looking out at those little boats. — Robert Denning

I prefer leaving things to the market as much as possible. — Dorothy Denning

While the vast majority of hackers may be disinclined towards violence, it would only take a few to turn cyber terrorism into reality. — Dorothy Denning

Administrators need to shift from being controllers to enablers, so as to liberate the energies and talents of the teachers. — Steve Denning

With those people, I'm very far apart, because I believe that government access to communications and stored records is valuable when done under tightly controlled conditions which protect legitimate privacy interests. — Dorothy Denning

How do fields express their principles? Physicists use terms like photons, electrons, quarks, quantum wave functions, relativity, and energy conservation. Astronomers use terms like planets, stars, galaxies, Hubble shift, and black holes. Thermodynamicists use terms like entropy, first law, second law, and Carnot cycle. Biologists use terms like phylogeny, ontology, DNA, and enzymes. Each of these terms can be considered to be the thread of a story. The principles of a field are actually a set of interwoven stories about the structure and behavior of field elements, the fabric of the multiverse. — Peter J. Denning

In any story universe, you don't just want to keep adding to it when there are places and planets that exist that will already achieve the same thing for you story-wise. You don't want to just keep making it bigger for no good reason. — Troy Denning

It's always the ones we're not supposed to have who are the most irresistible. — E.M. Denning

Ryker smiled at me. "You learn quick - "

I cut him off. "If you call me grasshopper, I'm going to slug you."

"Padawan."

I shoved him. It was more like shoving a tree. He didn't even flinch. "You're such a nerd."

"Geek, Millie. I'm a geek." His lips twitched and it made me want to raise myself up on my tiptoes and kiss him.

I shot him a grin instead. "Only a nerd would know the difference. — E.M. Denning

I favor strategies that encourage industry to include some sort of key recovery capability in their systems which would also address user requirements for access. — Dorothy Denning

Then who do we answer to? Ourselves?"

"Of course. Who else can we trust to wield our power? We must follow our own consciences."

- Corran and Jacen — Troy Denning

There was no slow build. No peaceful meander to the summit. It was like sheet lighting stretching across a stormy sky - beautiful and blinding. I leaned forward and seized his mouth with mine. — E.M. Denning

The Springboard. Denning — Chip Heath

Because we humans find stories such fascinating things, it's all too easy to get interested in the story for its own sake, and lose sight of the purpose for which we set out to use the story. — Steve Denning

But, you're just a girl!" Ben said, his eyes widening with suprise and indignation.

The green eyes glanced downwards and before he could move, Ben felt a sharp point pricking at his throat.

"No, not just a girl..." the thief answered softly, "a girl with a knife! — Richard Denning

Generally I'm against regulation. — Dorothy Denning

I've always been amazed by the ease with which a stranger's life can be reconstructed by simply snooping through their belongings. Art and imagination combine to tell a tale that's more complete than even a fat printed biography could ever hope to equal. And Mr. Denning was no exception: His secrets were laid so bare that I felt I ought to be apologizing. — Alan Bradley

Everyone is a proponent of strong encryption. — Dorothy Denning

Ben: "Gorog's no assassin! She's my best friend." Mara: "She's an insect, Ben." Ben: "So? Your best friend's a lizard." Mara: "Don't be ridiculous. Aunt Leia is my best friend." Ben: "Doesn't count. She's family. Saba is a lizard." Mara: "Okay, maybe my best friend's a lizard. — Troy Denning

He stands alone in hollow gloom, with the sound of his own breath whispering down unseen passages ahead and behind and to both sides, wondering how he stumbled into this blackest of all labyrinths.
He entered by choice. We all do. Whether we are mapping the heavens or skulking the lanes of the underworld, whether we are hunting the imprisoned fiend or have ourselves become the monster, whether we are searching for what is lost or hiding what must never be found, we all round that first corner by choice - and by then, we are lost.
You too. You must decide what is false and what is true, and what is true for me but not for you. We are wandering the mazes, all of us, and we cannot hope to escape until we learn to tell between what is real and what is real for someone else. There lies the madness, and the truth as well. — Troy Denning

Ben: 'Just...finish it.'
Caedus: 'Finish it? Ben, we're just getting started.'
--Ben Skywalker and Darth Caedus — Troy Denning

With 'Crucible,' any big changes I wanted to make I only had to run by Lucasfilm, not other authors whose stories I might affect. — Troy Denning

The House of Commons starts its proceedings with a prayer. The chaplain looks at the assembled members with their varied intelligence and then prays for the country. — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

I think most organizations have an interest in key recovery, at least with respect to stored data. — Dorothy Denning

The room was filled with a strange vibe of awkwardness that I was sure could only be dissolved by kissing him again or running away. — E.M. Denning

It's not a question of whether the transition from old to the new goals, practices and metrics is going to happen. It's already under way. — Steve Denning

There you have it. We go in General Celchu's shuttle."
"Much as I personally want you to succeed in this, I sort of have to say no. Duty and officer's oaths and all that. You understand."
"Oh, that's right." Luke turned to Wedge. "Could I trouble you to set your blaster on stun and point it at the other general?"
"No, not really."
"Please?"
Wedge sighed. "I'm not going to point a blaster at my best friend. Plus, his pilot will be obliged to jump in the way or do something equally noble and foolish. I'm not going to point a blaster at my little girl."
"Thank you, Daddy. — Troy Denning

Find the ideal in something not ideal. — Robert Denning

The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly. — Dorothy Denning

Can't a Jedi Knight express himself around here anymore?" -Jacen
"Of course, but half a dozen times should be sufficient." - Luke — Troy Denning

Limitation is not a matter of justice. It is a rule of public policy which has its origin in history and its justification in convenience. — Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

Everything is really about lighting. — Robert Denning

Alema said, 'Are you mad?'
Ship thought it probably was, since it was beginning to take liking to her, but that was beside the point. The Emperor-to-Be was trying to break free; all they needed to do was open a hole for him.
'Us and what fleet?'
Choose one. Ship suggested. There are four. — Troy Denning