Sarah

“ART said, What does it want?

To kill all the humans, I answered.

I could feel ART metaphorically clutch its function. If there were no humans, there would be no crew to protect and no reason to do research and fill its databases. It said, That is irrational.

I know, I said, if the humans were dead, who would make the media? It was so outrageous, it sounded like something a human would say.”
― Martha Wells, Artificial Condition

“We’re not in trouble,” Hadrian said. “The truth is, we’ve done nothing wrong.”
Royce closed his eyes and shook his head. “By Mar, the way you think. It’s . . . it’s . . . I honestly don’t know if there’s a word for it. You realize the truth is rarely important, right?”
― Michael J. Sullivan, The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter

“I hate having emotions about real humans instead of fake ones, it just leads to stupid moments like this.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy

“It would have been hilarious if I wasn’t about to die. It was still a little hilarious.”
― Martha Wells, Exit Strategy