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“i was trying not to think about all the ways i'd screwed up and what might happen next, a future that was bound to include even more creative screw-ups on my part.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

“You’re stalling, ART-drone said. I am not. I can stand here and be useless without any ulterior motives, thanks.”
― Martha Wells, System Collapse

“The boy gasped in Chuuya's arms, his chest contracting and expanding aggressively as he still struggled to breathe. His face was no different than Chuuya's, but his eyes were a little kinder and much feebler. The boy grabbed Chuuya, his gaze pleading. He opened his mouth as if to say something. His lungs filled with a puff of air.

And that was it. His life had come to an end.”
― Kafka Asagiri, 文豪ストレイドッグス ＳＴＯＲＭ ＢＲＩＮＧＥＲ [Bungō Stray Dogs: Storm Bringer]

“that she understood even that much made me melt. i hate that this happens, it made me feel vulnerable. maybe that was why i had been nervous about meeting her again, not all the other dumb reasons i had come up with. i hadn't been afraid that she wasn't my friend, i had been afraid that she was, and what it did to me.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy