The Familiar
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A life lived hungry could lead you to eat from anyone’s hand. She would have fed greedily and never recognized the taste of poison.
“The people we remember are the ones who decided how our maps should be drawn. Nobody remembers who built the roads.”
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
― The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
“Do not become the ones who hurt you. Stay tender with your power. Never fight to injure, fight to uplift. Fight because you know that in this life, you deserve safety, joy, and freedom. Fight because it is your life. Not anyone else’s. I did it, I am here. Looking back, all the ones who doubted or hurt or nearly conquered me faded away, and I am the only one standing. So now, the time has come. I dust myself off, and go on.”
― Know My Name: A Memoir
― Know My Name: A Memoir
“Death, she walked next to Death, and Death wore the face of a man. So she spoke to Death like a man, raised her voice to him, she might even defy him, but of course he was no man.”
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
― Gods of Jade and Shadow
“All these books, he thought, the residue of a planet’s intellect, the scrapings of futile minds, the leftovers, the potpourri of artifacts that had no power to save men from perishing.”
― I Am Legend
― I Am Legend
“Man, being an American scientist sucks sometimes. You think in random, unpredictable units based on what situation you’re in.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
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