Mark Shurville

“The galaxy is full of creatures that are nothing like us at all. We can try to understand them, and we should. But even if we accept that they’re doing what comes naturally, one is not beholden to comply when the sarlacc asks for dinner.”
― John Jackson Miller, Kenobi

“Even if they found themselves in Heaven, our countrymen would find occasion to remark that it was not as warm as Hell.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer

“Why do I get the feeling, interjected Cheops, that shit and fan are moving into conjunction, and that we might be in the way?”
― Neal Asher, The Technician

“But I was also one of those unfortunate cases who could not help but wonder whether my need for American charity was due to my having first been the recipient of American aid.”
― Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer