“I don't know what I want. I said that at some point, I think. But it isn't that, it's that I don't want anyone to tell me what I want, or to make decisions for me.”
― All Systems Red
― All Systems Red
“It must be hard to respect other people’s privacy when you’ve had to fight and scheme for every minute of your own. Hard not to be paranoid when you remember all the times your paranoia was justified.”
― Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
― Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory
“Just remember you’re not alone here.” I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that’s where 90 plus percent of my problems are.”
― Network Effect
― Network Effect
“A fugitive becomes a queen or a scientist or, worse, a poet.”
― This Is How You Lose the Time War
― This Is How You Lose the Time War
“Possibly I was overthinking this. I do that; it’s the anxiety that comes with being a part-organic murderbot. The upside was paranoid attention to detail. The downside was also paranoid attention to detail.”
― Exit Strategy
― Exit Strategy
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