Lia Cooper

“But for a society built on exploitation, there is no greater threat than having no one left to oppress. And now, if nothing else is done, Syl Anagist must again find a way to fission its people into subgroupings and create reasons for conflict among them. There's not enough magic to be had just from plants and genegineered fauna; someone must suffer, if the rest are to enjoy luxury.”
― N K Jemisin

“I can remember my grandmother talking about the scientists before the collapse of democracy...All gone now. Doing something for the good of humankind, for the sheer ideologicial ambition of extending our footprint beyond Earth, simply isn't profitable enough.”
― Emma Newman, Before Mars

“My eyes are open for always, my mouth is empty for always, and always will my soul reach for yours. In the land of the dead, there are only blackbirds, and I send this one to you, in the hopes that you remember me still. Light me a stick of incense, and so long as it burns, let me sit in the chamber outside your bedroom again. Until it goes out...Let me stay and be for you.”
― Nghi Vo, When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain