E. J. Cullen > Quotes

“It is an entirely unknown hominin species," he said, his voice shaking with the magnitude of the discovery. "Look at the ridge lines, the dental structure, the articulation of the limb bones.”
― E. J. Cullen, The Malakhov Journals: The Silent Lineage

“Together, they would observe rather than claim, would record rather than dissect, would witness rather than possess.”
― E. J. Cullen, The Malakhov Journals: The Silent Lineage

“the simple, profound grace of existing without an audience, of moving without performing, of living without needing to prove anything to anyone.”
― E. J. Cullen, The Malakhov Journals: The Silent Lineage

“Then we are guests here," he said, his words slightly muffled by the tobacco wad, "and guests, if they are civilized, do not rearrange the furniture or pocket the silverware." Lebedev glanced up from his frantic notation, his spectacles catching the lantern light. "Guests who have arrived uninvited," he added quietly. "Which demands even greater restraint. We must behave as ghosts here, leaving no more trace than shadows.”
― E. J. Cullen, The Malakhov Journals: The Silent Lineage