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I used to think that if you cared for other people, you need to study sociology or something like it. But when I compared what I imagined was happening in Diana’s home after the different days in our labs, I concluded, if you want to help
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“Every life has a watershed moment, an instant when you realize you’re about to make a choice that will define everything else you ever do, and that if you choose wrong, there may not be that many things left to choose. Sometimes the wrong choice is the only one that lets you face the end with dignity, grace, and the awareness that you’re doing the right thing.”
― Feed
― Feed
“Idiots are highly flammable, love. Let them all burn in hell.”
― Restore Me
― Restore Me
“We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only peace and friendship – to teach, if we are called upon; to be taught, if we are fortunate.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“Oxygen was – to quote Mikhail Elesco, the team’s top geologist – a needy bastard that couldn’t stand not to be in a relationship, no matter how toxic.”
― Children of Memory
― Children of Memory
“Your empire’s hands look a lot cleaner when you get to dictate where history begins and what parts of it don’t count.”
― Persepolis Rising
― Persepolis Rising
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