Bethanie

“All right," she said, and looked at me for what objectively I knew was 2.4 seconds and subjectively about twenty excruciating minutes.”
― Martha Wells, All Systems Red

“Pin-Lee had promised, "Don't worry, I'll preserve your right to wander off like an asshole anytime you like." (I said, "It takes one to know one.")”
― Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry

“There was a big huge deal about it, and Security was all “but what if it takes over the station’s systems and kills everybody” and Pin-Lee told them “if it wanted to do that it would have done it by now,” which in hindsight was probably not the best response.”
― Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry

“It had been such a stupid question, I had forgotten not to have an expression.”
― Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry