Ana-Maria

“I had perceived dimly, too, that the only physical proof of the existence of consciousness was suffering. Beyond doubt, there was a certain splendor in pain, which bore a deep affinity to the splendor that lies hidden within strength.”
― Yukio Mishima, Sun & Steel

“She said that was the only way for us to live, to be like the poets.”
― Durian Sukegawa, Sweet Bean Paste

“But life runs in every direction and then ends mid-sentence; sometimes there’s nothing better than waking up early in the morning just to gaze at the surface of the sea, and let time pass by.”
― Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night: A Novel

“....We're machines, and machines are objects. Objects are its."

"I'd say you're more than just an object," Dex said.

The robot looked a touch offended. "I would never call you just an animal, Sibling Dex." It turned its gaze to the road, head held high. "We don't have to fall into the same category to be of equal value.”
― Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built