Maggie

“What a crew does with its rail-gun capacitor in the privacy of its own ship shouldn’t be anyone else’s business.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Falls

“Scientists recently discovered a handful of species that produce caffeine in their nectar, which is the last place you would expect a plant to serve up a poisonous beverage. These plants have discovered that they can attract pollinators by offering them a small shot of caffeine; even better, that caffeine has been shown to sharpen the memories of bees, making them more faithful, efficient, and hardworking pollinators. Pretty much what caffeine does for us.”
― Michael Pollan, This Is Your Mind on Plants

“Finally, the lessons of impermanence taught me this: loss constitutes an odd kind of fullness; despair empties out into an unquenchable appetite for life.”
― Gretel Ehrlich, The Solace of Open Spaces

“Optimism is for Assholes." Miller said with a laugh.”
― James S.A. Corey, Leviathan Falls