John W

“The man who had spread those rumors first had been a sociopath, a clever criminal—why, now that everyone knew about him, did they still believe his lies?”
― Elizabeth Moon, Cold Welcome

“I am sad anyway. I try so hard, and it is still not working. I wear the same clothes as the others. I say the same words at the same times: good morning, hi, how are you, I'm fine, good night, please, thank you, you're welcome, no thank you, not right now. I obey the traffic laws; I obey the rules. I have ordinary furniture in my apartment, and I play my unusual music very softly, or use headphones. But it is not enough. Even as hard as I try, the real people still want me to change, to be like them.”
― Elizabeth Moon, The Speed of Dark

“it’s important not to take offense unless offense is meant.”
― Elizabeth Moon, Cold Welcome

“Gamboling is happiness in motion.”
― Joan Jarvis Ellison, Shepherdess: Notes from the Field