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I do not want to take up space. I want to go unnoticed. I want to hide. I want to disappear until I gain control of my body.
“If you wish, gentle reader, you may augment your mental tableau with dramatic orchestral accompaniment.”
― A Natural History of Dragons
― A Natural History of Dragons
“One day the Singularity would elevate humans to cybernetic superbeings, and maybe then people would say what they meant.
Probably not, though.”
― All the Birds in the Sky
Probably not, though.”
― All the Birds in the Sky
“What do your crazy speciests do?” Kizzy asked.
Sissix shrugged. “Live on gated farms and have private orgies.”
“How is that any different than what the rest of you do?”
“We don’t have gates and anybody can come to our orgies.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Sissix shrugged. “Live on gated farms and have private orgies.”
“How is that any different than what the rest of you do?”
“We don’t have gates and anybody can come to our orgies.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“I can wait for the galaxy outside to get a little kinder.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“We're meant to go. We're not meant to stay forever.”
― Uprooted
― Uprooted
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