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Platform Decay (The Murderbot Diaries, #8)

by Martha Wells (Goodreads Author)

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Jun 25, 2026 02:36PM

“Life was briskly and efficiently stripping Quentin of his last delusions about himself, one by one, shucking them off in firm hard jerks like wet clothes, leaving him naked and shivering.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

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“Drinks were a lot like books, really: it didn’t matter where you were, the contents of a vodka tonic were always more or less the same, and you could count on them to take you away to somewhere better or at least make your present arrangements seem more manageable.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

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“But you couldn’t mourn forever. Or you could, but as it turned out there were better things to do.”
― Lev Grossman, The Magician's Land

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“My name isn't Offred, I have another name, which nobody uses now because it's forbidden. I tell myself it doesn't matter, your name is like your telephone number, useful only to others;”
― Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale

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