Madimadi

“For a hundred generations, I had walked the world drowsy and dull, idle and at my ease. I left no prints, I did no deeds. Even those who had loved me a little did not care to stay.
Then I learned that I could bend the world to my will, as a bow is bent for an arrow. I would have done that toil a thousand times to keep such a power in my hands. I thought: this is how Zeus felt when he first lifted the thunderbolt.”
― Madeline Miller, Circe

“We often wait for kindness...but being kind to yourself can start now.”
― Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

“I can’t do even the half-assed version of this stupid job if I have to talk to humans.”
― Martha Wells, All Systems Red

“I keep picturing myself floating high above the earth. From the edge of space, I can see the whole world at once. My eyes don't have to stop at a wall or at a door. I can see the beginning and the end of time. I can see infinity from here.”
― Nicola Yoon, Everything, Everything