Gunnar

“Venkat was silent for a moment. “Jack, I’m going to buy your whole team autographed Star Trek memorabilia.” “I prefer Star Wars,” he said, turning to leave. “The original trilogy only, of course.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present so many moral dilemmas. (Yes, that was sarcasm.)”
― Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol

“Normal = neutral expression concealing existential despair and brain-crushing boredom.”
― Martha Wells, Network Effect

“In the shows, I saw humans comfort each other all the time at moments like this. I had never wanted that and I still didn’t. (Touching while rendering assistance, shielding humans from explosions, etc., is different.) But I was the only one here, so I braced myself and made the ultimate sacrifice. “Uh, you can hug me if you need to.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy