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Melissa is Currently Reading

Melissa is currently reading

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

by Beth Brower (Goodreads Author)

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Aug 11, 2026 04:48PM

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Bring Up the Bodies (Thomas Cromwell, #2)

by Hilary Mantel

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May 26, 2026 08:41PM

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Midnight’s Children

by Salman Rushdie

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Melissa’s Quotes

“There needs to be an error code that means “I received your request but decided to ignore you.”
― Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol

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“Just remember you’re not alone here.” I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.”
― Martha Wells, Network Effect

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“There was a big huge deal about it, and Security was all “but what if it takes over the station’s systems and kills everybody” and Pin-Lee told them “if it wanted to do that it would have done it by now,” which in hindsight was probably not the best response.”
― Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry

tags: murderbot

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“You’re scaring Amena.” Ugh, I needed to be honest or this wouldn’t help. I added, “You’re scaring me.”
― Martha Wells, Network Effect

tags: murderbot, network-effect, secunit, the-murderbot-diaries

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“I hate caring about stuff. But apparently once you start, you can't just stop.”
― Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol

tags: caring-for-others, murderbot

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