Lady Brainsample

“My life was narrated for me by others. Their voices were forceful, emphatic, absolute. It had never occurred to me that my voice might be as strong as theirs.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“So, I’m awkward with actual humans. It’s not paranoia about my hacked governor module, and it’s not them; it’s me. I know I’m a horrifying murderbot, and they know it, and it makes both of us nervous, which makes me even more nervous. Also, if I’m not in the armor then it’s because I’m wounded and one of my organic parts may fall off and plop on the floor at any moment and no one wants to see that.”
― Martha Wells, All Systems Red

“I began to experience the most powerful advantage of money: the ability to think of things besides money.”
― Tara Westover, Educated

“For instance, why do we still work eight hours a day, 50 weeks a year, when we're twice as productive as we were 50 years ago?”
― Jacob Lund Fisker, Early Retirement Extreme: A philosophical and practical guide to financial independence