Catherine

“Embrace diversity.
Unite—
Or be divided,
robbed,
ruled,
killed
By those who see you as prey.
Embrace diversity
Or be destroyed.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

“Just how good of a citizen does one have to be" I asked, "in order to have water, air, and medical help?”
― Ann Leckie, Ancillary Sword

“He could do whatever he wanted. My father was the same way: a houseful of guests, and my mother's duty was to provide food, drink, fun, and conversation, while my father's was to nap or read.”
― Melissa Bank, The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing

“What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?”
― Ann Leckie