Atheinne

“That's kind of the thing of it, isn't it? We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. After so many days of waking up and knowing that the only possible difference between today and yesterday was that someone might die. I'm fine going along and doing exactly what I want to do. We don't really need to figure out what's going to happen next, because something is going to happen to us no matter what. All we have to do is be alive.”
― Kara Timmins, Eloy's Discovery

“It was the colors that had initially attracted her, the vibrant blue of the Bunsen flame and the dusty red of copper and the deep violet of permanganate. It was the logic of balanced equations, the certainty that when element A mixed with element B, compound C would appear. It was like predicting the future; it was like magic. Most of all, it was being: of having to be so careful with the hydrochloric acid, of accidentally burning herself while lighting a match, of discovering.”
― Amy Zhang, Falling into Place

“Sometimes, someone's intentions aren't shown until long after they have made you think they are someone to be trusted," Eloy said darkly.
"I understand that. But I also think it's bad business to think people you've just met are of the same nature as ones you have left behind.”
― Kara Timmins, Eloy's Discovery

“If you don't feel foolish the first time you try something new, you probably aren't doing it right.”
― Kara Timmins, Eloy's Discovery