A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)

by Becky Chambers

‘Most sapients confuse working hard with being miserable.

Everything was too much. Too much. The planet was beautiful. The planet was horrible. The planet was full of people, and they were beautiful and horrible, too.

She felt as though she could reach out to that little girl and pull her through the years. Look, she’d say. Look who you’re gonna be. Look where you’re gonna go.