The Galaxy, and the Ground Within (Wayfarers, #4)

by Becky Chambers

War was ugly, exhausting, and above all else, tedious –

war was nothing more than an

argument in which no one had landed on a better solution than killing each other.

There was no law that was just in every situation, no blanket rule that could apply to everyone, no explanation that accounted for every component. This did not mean that laws and rules were not helpful, or that explanations should not be sought, but rather that there should be no fear in changing them as

needed, for nothing in the universe ever held still.