“ To some Humans, the promise of a patch land was worth any effort. It was an oddly predictable sort of behavior. Humans had a long, storied history of forcing their way into places where they didn't be… Becky Chambers
“ That's not the same. What happened to you, to your species, it's... it doesn't even compare.''Why? Because it's worse?'She nodded.'But it still compares. If you have a fractured bone, and I've broken… Becky Chambers
“ She would never, ever understand the idea that a child, especially an infant, was of more value than an adult who had already gained all the skills needed to benefit the community. The death of potent… Becky Chambers
“ Tweaking your body , it's all about trying to make your physical self fit with who you are inside Becky Chambers
“ Feelings are relative. And at the root, they're all the same, even if they grow from different experiences and exist on different scales. Becky Chambers
“ Nobody should be alone," Sissix said. "Being alone and untouched...there's no punishment worse than that. And she's done nothing wrong. She's just different. Becky Chambers
“ Um, right, okay. Have you taken any courses in interspatial manipulation? Probably not, huh?”“Can’t say that I have.”“Space-time topology?”“Nope.”“Transdimensional theory?”Rosemary made an apologetic… Becky Chambers
“ No sapient could sustain happiness all of the time, just as no one could live permanently within anger, or boredom, or grief. Becky Chambers
“ I love learning. I love history. But there's history in everything. Every building, everybody you talk to. It's not limited to libraries and museums. I think people who spend their lives in school for… Becky Chambers
“ There are few better ways to get to know how a species thinks than to learn their art. Becky Chambers
“ Perhaps the ache of homesickness was a fair price to pay for having so many good people in her life. Becky Chambers
