Tonya

“Did I understand how it processed its emotions? No. But I don’t understand how I process my emotions, either.”
― Martha Wells, System Collapse

“That’s really the golden age, isn’t it? That’s what my brain is longing for, a time when I only saw the sparkle. A time when I loved this unabashedly because I hadn’t realized that the sparkle was a distraction layered over a complex concept full of cracks and mold, and the day you see beyond the glitter for the first time is the day you officially grow up, no going back.”
― Sara Raasch, The Nightmare Before Kissmas

“Civilization is often a task that is only barely managed. But harden your heart and slow your blood. The towers of justice are built one brick at a time. We have more to build yet.”
― Robert Jackson Bennett, The Tainted Cup

“Humans are great at imagining stuff. That’s why their media is so good.”
― Martha Wells, System Collapse