The Long Game (The Far Reaches, #4)

by Ann Leckie

But you should be proud of what you’ve accomplished. And you should think about how to make sure that accomplishment doesn’t disappear after you’re gone.”

“When you’re small,” said Nish, after a moment’s silence, “you survive by being patient, and clever. You can’t make big things happen all at once, so you do what little things you can.

Maybe it won’t happen exactly the way I want it to. But I can start it now, and the people who come after me can build more.