The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

by Becky Chambers

couldn’t the same be said for organic people? Weren’t they all born running the Basic Human Starter Platform, which was shaped and changed as they went along?

Such a quintessentially Human thing, to express sorrow through apology.

“We cannot blame ourselves for the wars our parents start. Sometimes the very best thing we can do is walk away.”