“I didn’t think to mention that if he wanted more women in leadership roles, perhaps we should start by hiring more women. I didn’t note that even if we did hire more women, there were elements of our office culture that women might find uncomfortable. Instead, I told him I would do whatever he needed.”
― Uncanny Valley
― Uncanny Valley
“I can see my glass is half full … but, of course, I did order a double.”
― Tales From A Broad: An Unreliable Memoir
― Tales From A Broad: An Unreliable Memoir
“Suddenly my cellphone vibrated in my pocket. I pulled it out and looked at the screen. A message from Riva, just one word: RUN A low rumbling hum caught my ear and I looked up the road to see a trio of cars, low and dark, no headlights, just making the turn towards me. RUN”
― The Bone Mother
― The Bone Mother
“Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.”
― Dune
― Dune
“He had murdered the heir to the throne of the Union with his own hands. He had risen, by a stroke of chance that verged on the impossible, to one of the highest posts in the nation. Busy year.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
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