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Deep space was a necro’s nightmare, because nothing had ever been alive out there, so there were no big puddles of death lying around for Harrow and her ilk to suck up with a straw.
“I was having an emotion, and I hate that.”
― Exit Strategy
― Exit Strategy
“I know now that I will become weaker at what I avoid, that what I run towards will strengthen in me. I know to listen to my body, but not so much that I convince myself I can’t do things or that I can’t push myself.”
― Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
― Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
“A PhD student approached me after a writing workshop to recount his tale of woe. “I write these messy, incoherent first drafts,” he lamented. “They’re absolutely awful! Then I have to work on them for hours and hours to bash them into shape. It’s such a frustrating process, and so discouraging. My PhD adviser is a really good writer; she makes it all look so easy. I wish I were more like her.” I didn’t get a chance to interview the student’s supervisor; but if I had, I can guess what she might have told me. Probably something like this: “I write these messy, incoherent first drafts—they’re absolutely awful! Then I have to work on them for hours and hours to bash them into shape. Writing can be a hard and frustrating process, but for the most part, I really enjoy the challenge of honing and polishing my sentences until I get them just right.” Same story, different spin.”
― Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write
― Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“Gurathin turned to me. "So you don't have a governor module, but we could punish you by looking at you."
I looked at him. "Probably, right up until I remember I have guns built into my arms.”
― All Systems Red
I looked at him. "Probably, right up until I remember I have guns built into my arms.”
― All Systems Red
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