Ebony "Interstellar Introvert"

“Complexity should be your excuse for inaction.”
― Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

“You lick your lips.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Fifth Season

“They say that the mind cannot remember pain; I say it barely matters, for even if the physical sensation is lost, our recollection of the terror that surrounds it is perfect.”
― Claire North, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August

“The pain is horrific and it never really ends, though he learns to mitigate it enough to function; all those who survive the implantation do. The smiling, you see. Endorphins ease pain.”
― N.K. Jemisin, The Obelisk Gate