Claire G

“Want and intelligence,’ the historian had written, ‘is a dangerous combination.”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

“And machines only work because of numbers and logic.” “That’s how we function, not how we perceive.” The robot thought hard about this.”
― Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built

“Ridiculous, I know. I don’t pretend to understand. Frankly, I find the whole notion absurd. But you know what I realized? It doesn’t matter what I think. Jenks thinks something different, and his pain is very real right now. Me knowing how stupid this whole thing is doesn’t make him hurt any less.” “We—”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

“We don’t have to fall into the same category to be of equal value.”
― Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built