The Tyrant Baru Cormorant (The Masquerade, #3)

by Seth Dickinson

He sneezes. He can sneeze on command! What a talent.

The orthodox account says that plants lack the flesh memory of a living being. Since they have no behavior, of course they cannot inherit it. But we know that plants can learn; we have taught plants to grow toward certain sounds or colors. If plants can learn, why is this learning never inherited?”

“Once,” she said, sitting beside him, “there were no chairs except thrones. Everyone else in the world sat on benches.”

“Enjoy the fucking dolphins, Ahanna!”