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“And just what is the nature of things?” “It’s beyond us. Not to be understood. The sun blows a fuse here and shoots energy there, and here’s this small ball of rock minding its own business ninety-three-million miles away and suddenly it’s all turned upside down. The natural law gets rewritten and even the science goes to shit. Along comes a new science. New creatures, new people.”
― Afterburn
― Afterburn
“Meyer closed his eyes, obeying the summons. But this time, Divinity’s presence was further away, not as intimate.”
― Annihilation
― Annihilation
“The end of the world had taught Rachel Wheeler many lessons, but the most recent one was this: Running for your life was a bitch when you only had one leg. She tightened the moist, stained bandana that kept the worst of the leaking to a minimum, then hobbled forward another ten feet. The wild dog that had bitten her could have inflicted any number of infections, but it wasn’t like she could hobble into the ER and”
― Milepost 291
― Milepost 291
“Take Daddy’s hand. And Clara, to Lila’s immense relief, merely walked alongside him without claiming his offer.”
― Annihilation
― Annihilation
“Except that here he was, alive and well. “There will be time to talk about that,” he said. “Later.” “Say it.” Instead of saying anything, he closed the remaining distance. Heather slid to the side, into the room, practically falling over a low table in her rush to shamble away. Meyer calmly entered and closed the door behind him. “Get away from me.” “They got there in time, Heather.” “There was no time. You were gone. Meyer was gone.” “People can be revived. You know they can.” “Not you.” He spread his arms slightly, giving her an almost humorous expression. And yet here I am. “A shuttle picked me up. They’re aliens, Heather. When we were in Vail, they picked me up in a beam of light. They read the population’s minds. They crossed time and space. Why is it so hard to believe they can fix a bullet wound?” “Show me.” She nodded at his chest. “There’s no scar, if that’s what you’re asking.” He gave a tight-lipped, shrugging sort of smile. “Alien technology.” “I don’t believe it.” “I don’t know why. Come on, Heather.” His voice had slightly changed. Now he wasn’t quite”
― Annihilation
― Annihilation
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